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Chapter 121, the focus of the eyes 【Subscribe】

The place where the New Second Regiment encountered the Japanese army was called Toudaogou, which was not conspicuous on the map and not well-known.

But today's war, this place is destined to become famous.

Through the spread of radio signals, the entire North China region became lively.

Seishiro Itagaki, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army.

Commander of the Japanese Dispatched Forces in China, General Nishio Hisao.

General Hayao Tada, the commander of the Japanese North China Dispatch Force, was watching the map at various headquarters.

The combat staff officers of the headquarters at all levels are working on the map nervously.

The area around Toudaogou on the map is surrounded by huge arrows of different colors.

The right-wing offensive group that originally carried out the sweeping plan and formed a left-right pincer offensive all abandoned their original plan and rushed to Toudaogou day and night.

Such a big movement by the Japanese army was naturally discovered by the Eighth Route Army, which was covering the retreat of the common people.

The news quickly spread to the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

The heads of the headquarters were all confused, and the boss was pacing back and forth in the private house with his hands behind his back.

Tens of thousands of Japanese troops were preparing for the sweep, which consumed a huge amount of resources, not to mention wasted time and energy.

He couldn't figure it out anyway, why did the Japanese army change their plan?

The chief of staff analyzed: "Could there be an emergency situation, for example, the Japanese army encountered a powerful enemy?"

After speaking, he himself laughed.

This area is the base of their Eighth Route Army. What powerful enemy stopped the Japanese army and changed its plan, and they don't know it!

Master Liu, who was playing with a pencil in his hand, glanced at the map hanging on the wall and said:

"I think it makes sense. Li Yunlong's independent regiment is in that area. Could it be that they fought with the devils? It made the noise bigger and changed the plan of the Japanese army."

It is well known that Li Yunlong is bold and bold. He has made a lot of mistakes in the position of head of the regiment.

It is not uncommon for the independent regiment to fight the devils. The crux of the problem is, can they make such a big commotion?

The chief of staff was still expressing doubts, but the boss said:

"It's possible that our Advisor Chen wants to build the independent group into a model group, but he has equipped the independent group well. Li Yunlong also has the guts, maybe they made the noise."

As soon as the voice fell, the command room fell silent.

Everyone thought about what the boss said.

Having obtained enough weapons to arm a division, the staff officers of the headquarters did not rest except for distributing weapons and ammunition to the various units.

They have evaluated and simulated in the past few days, how much combat effectiveness a main regiment can have after all the equipment changes.

There are conservatives and radicals, arguing endlessly with each other, and finally came to a compromise conclusion.

It is not a problem for one regiment to fight against two infantry brigades, and it is very possible for one infantry regiment to attack if the terrain is suitable.

If it is an ambush, relying on superior firepower, it will take an hour or two to eat up an infantry brigade of the Japanese army.

A staff officer thought of Lijiapo's Yamazaki Brigade, and recalled the situation when the Japanese troops came to reinforce them at that time, and guessed:

"Maybe the independent regiment ate up the devil's infantry brigade, so it attracted other devils to rush for reinforcements, disrupting the original plan?"

Wu Ziting, the commander of the Artillery Corps, interjected: "The Independent Regiment has two rocket launchers and [-] rockets. Even if the rockets are used to blow up, it can also blow up an infantry brigade of the enemy. There is a reason for this."

As soon as his words came out, the few cadres who had doubts in their hearts had nothing to say.

No one can bear to be suddenly covered by that kind of firepower.

Coupled with the fact that everyone in the independent regiment has an assault rifle and rushes to harvest the enemy, it is estimated that the entire battle can be resolved within an hour.

"The key is that we have not received intelligence. Whether the independent group did this is just a guess."

The chief of staff believes that the independent regiment can do it, but it is still doubtful whether it will do it.

Without intelligence support, the boss can't make a false assertion: "Then tell me, is there any other possibility?"

Let your imagination run wild?

Everyone opened the chatterbox.

"I heard that Yoshio Youzuka, the commander of the First Army, is an old man. He is not in good health. Is he dead, so he has to withdraw his troops?"

"That's not enough. If he is in good health, he can't be the commander, unless he died in an accident. Since it was an accident, we should guess a little bit more, for example, the emperor of Japan died."

The crowd laughed, and the headquarters was filled with a happy atmosphere.

There are not many options that can affect a major Japanese raid.

The Central Army had already been driven out of Shanxi, and it was too late for the Jinsui Army to hide, so naturally it was impossible to find trouble with the Japanese.

Either something happened to the Eighth Route Army, or something happened to the Japanese army.

It is very unlikely that there is any other reason.

Because the Eighth Route Army's communication conditions are relatively poor, and the efficiency of information transmission is relatively slow, no matter how many theoretical speculations there are, there is no way to draw a firm conclusion without facts as a basis.

Fighting a war is not a game, and a single decision means the life and death of many people.

They drew wrong conclusions, made wrong commands, and shouldered heavy responsibilities.

A telegrapher ran from the yard next door and knocked on the door: "Report, we have received a clear telegram, which seems to be from the Independent Regiment."

Clear code telegram, independent group, these two key words touched everyone's heartstrings at once.

The chief of staff walked forward quickly, took the telegram, glanced at it, and quickly handed it to the boss.

More than [-] Japanese troops were wiped out, and they were besieged by two infantry regiments.

A few words at a glance set off a storm in the chief of staff's heart.

Previously, it was discussed whether the independent regiment was capable of destroying an infantry brigade, but now it seemed that Li Yunlong was underestimated, and the devils from the two infantry brigades had already been folded in.

They were also besieged by two infantry regiments. Did they stab a hornet's nest?

Soon, the boss finished reading the telegram and passed it to Mr. Liu: "It's from the Independent Regiment, and the New Second Regiment is with them, and they are all surrounded by devils."

Mr. Liu's heart was lifted immediately, and he hurriedly took it and scanned it with a glance, and immediately smiled:

"Let me tell you, they are not surrounded here. They obviously ate too much fat, and they are about to be choked to death by the little devil."

Those who hadn't read the contents of the telegram knew that they should have guessed right at the beginning after hearing what the two chiefs said. It was the work of the independent group.

But what is going on?

They still couldn't help being curious.

Wu Ziting, the commander of the Artillery Corps, asked, "Master Liu, what is going on? What did the Independent Regiment do? They won't hand over the devil's headquarters!"

"That's not true, Li Yunlong is not so lucky."

Master Liu raised the telegram in his hand and introduced the results of the battle described in the telegram to everyone.

The Independence Regiment ambushed and wiped out an infantry brigade.

Attacked a regiment headquarters and killed the commander of the regiment, Osamu Yoshida.

Cooperating with the New Second Regiment, they defeated a fast-moving force with more than a dozen tanks and nearly thirty trucks.

The independent regiment alone wiped out more than 1000 taels of the Japanese army. In addition to the three or four hundred Japanese troops killed and wounded by the new second regiment, it almost ate up half of the infantry regiment that was not full.

This dazzling record made everyone in the command look sideways.

Wu Ziting couldn't help but marvel: "Ah, ah, ah, the last time an infantry brigade was destroyed in an established system, the record was set by the independent regiment. This time, it has not only been refreshed, but also improved a lot!"

Even if the defeats are not faced at once, a main infantry regiment of their Eighth Route Army can actually eat half of the infantry regiment.

It's amazing!
Their Eighth Route Army is actually so powerful.

"If what the telegram says is true, they did a great thing."

The Chief of Staff expressed his admiration for the achievements of the Independent Regiment, and then asked, "What about being surrounded?"

In most wars, it is not a good thing to have an army surrounded.

That means there are enemies on all sides, and there is a risk of being wiped out.

And even if you break through, you have to pay a very high price, and it can't be solved by simply retreating.

But Mr. Liu saw the words "Central Blossom" in the telegram, and he remembered the lunatic's idea of ​​Captain Yamazaki that he had discussed with Chen Hao.

He explained the matter and analyzed it: "I think what Advisor Chen means is that he wants their two regiments to attract the enemy's firepower.

Then our reinforcements arrived, formed an attack circle around the enemy, and fought a big defeat. It was best to eliminate some of the main force of the devils and completely destroy the Japanese mopping up plan. "

The reason for the mobilization of troops by the Japanese army has been clarified, and the situation of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment is now also clear, and they are capable of breaking through.

But once they break through, the enemy will no longer have a target, and they will undoubtedly continue to carry out the sweeping plan.

Things are back on track.

However, according to Advisor Chen's proposal, a decisive battle was fought to wipe out a large portion of the Japanese army's vital forces and completely destroy the entire sweep.

In fact, the Eighth Route Army did not think about it.

There was not much difference between the Japanese raids and the encirclement and suppression campaigns, and the anti-encirclement and suppression Red Army was very experienced at that time.

Facts have proved that when the enemy is strong and we are weak, it is a very wrong way to stand firm and fight the enemy decisively.

Fighting guerrilla warfare to avoid the strong and attacking the weak is the fundamental reason why they have survived and grown stronger.

A staff officer said: "I'm afraid a decisive battle is not possible. This is not in line with our usual anti-sweeping methods. I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses."

According to the inherent experience, you will not make too many mistakes.

His words were echoed by some conservatives.

But as the chief of staff of the Radical Faction, he thought for a while and said, "I agree to take this opportunity to fight the Japanese army and completely destroy their actions.

Don't always look at the present from the perspective of the past. We have acquired so many weapons and equipment, and it is not what it used to be.

The fighting power of the independent regiment has grown so fast, I think the key lies in the update of the troops' weapons.

If our other main regiments are equipped with the same weapons, will they be worse than the independent regiments?

Even if there is a gap, the difference will not be too big.

According to the telegram, a battalion of the New Second Regiment did not lose out in a head-on confrontation with an infantry brigade of the Japanese army. It also destroyed the Japanese army's plot and destroyed eight Japanese tanks that were attacking from behind.

I remember that the new second regiment was formed not long ago, and its combat effectiveness was relatively average before.

The changes are so great now, the weapons and equipment they get are only one-third of the independent regiment! "

Some of his remarks are somewhat of a weapon-only theory.It seems that with advanced weapons, you can crush the enemy and win the battle.

This is of course somewhat biased.

However, no one objected, because the combat effectiveness of the troops that had obtained new weapons that were far behind the Japanese army had already been tested in actual combat.

The Bayi-style assault rifle has more bullets and a faster firing speed than the [-]-type assault rifle, and it can indeed kill the enemy more effectively on the battlefield.

A Type [-] rocket launcher can match the firepower of an artillery battalion. Larger-caliber rockets are much more lethal than small-caliber guns, and far surpass the Japanese army by a large margin.

Even a basic regiment like the New Second Regiment, with a little equipment, has such combat effectiveness.

Where can the other regiments go?
Judging from the hardware conditions, their Eighth Route Army did have the ability to fight the Japanese army head-on.

Several radical staff officers followed suit: "The chief of staff is right. We need guns and guns now. We should fight with the little devils to let them know how powerful we are."

The boss groaned and did not speak.

But someone immediately raised the necessity of a decisive battle.

"Every time the Japanese army's big raids caused great losses to our anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians.

This time the Japanese army was particularly brutal, massacring common people and burning houses, all with the intention of burning our base areas to nothingness.

If a decisive battle is passed, a serious sweeping plan can be destroyed.

The lives and properties of countless ordinary people can be saved, and our Eighth Route Army will be more supported and loved by the villagers. "

If wars are fought for war's sake, that doesn't seem to be very motivating.

But if it is to defend the country...

For the vast number of poor families, especially the ordinary Eighth Route Army soldiers who were oppressed by the Japanese army in the past and their family members were killed.

There is a very strong necessity for this decisive battle. They are fighting for their own home, and they will not hesitate to throw their heads and blood.

Ordinary people are the foundation of the development of the Eighth Route Army. It is more and more necessary to hold high the banner of protecting the people and destroy the Japanese army in a decisive battle.

The boss walked to the map, stared at the location of Toudaogou, and made some calculations in his mind: "The surrounding area is the 8000th Brigade and the First Column of Death, a total of four infantry regiments, with a population of about [-] people.

They have generally changed their costumes by a third, especially the [-]st Regiment and the [-]nd Regiment, both of which are old main regiments, and their combat effectiveness should be much stronger than the new Second Regiment. "

Turning around, the boss issued an order to let Brigadier Chen Da, who is [-] miles away, command the decisive battle.

Clear the siege for the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment, and eliminate at least one infantry regiment to show the Japanese army a little bit of color.

The boss has always been so decisive. Master Liu took over the order for Brigadier Chen Da, but he also made a small request to borrow six rocket launchers from the headquarters to strengthen them for the [-]th Brigade.

The reason is very good, the artillery firepower of the four infantry regiments is still too lacking, and none of the regiments has two guns.

They were not fortunate enough to strengthen the independent regiment this time, and the two rocket launchers assigned to the [-]th brigade were far from enough to deal with such a big battle.

The boss agreed without hesitation: "I will equip him with two thousand rockets. There is only one request. The troops must arrive as quickly as possible and go into battle."

He didn't say it clearly, but Mr. Liu knew in his heart that he was worried that Consultant Chen would be hurt in the encirclement.

The changes brought about by the new weapons and equipment to the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness have increasingly highlighted Chen Hao's key.

"Okay, I'll send electricity to the [-]th Brigade immediately." Master Liu got up and walked to the telegraph room next door, he wanted to convey the boss's attitude.

Let Brigadier Chen, who will lead the decisive battle next, realize the seriousness of the matter and move faster.

PS: [Pigeon]

(End of this chapter)