Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 414 Autumn Offensive, Comprehensive Counter-Offensive Seeking Subscription

The Japanese army’s large-scale sweep of the Eighth Route Army’s base areas this time was to retaliate against the Hundred Regiments War organized by the Eighth Route Army on the one hand, and on the other hand, after weakening the vitality of the Eighth Route Army behind the enemy’s rear, it was to attack the first theater of the country entrenched in Zhongtiao Mountain in southern Shanxi next year. The army launched an offensive.

After the July [-]th Incident, under the counterattack of the people of the whole country, the Japanese army gradually fell into the quagmire of war from the siege at the beginning of the war.

Just when the Japanese army was in a dead end in China and was in a dilemma.

Its revolutionary partner, Germany, raided and occupied Poland on September 1939, 9.

Then, the German and Italian armies echoed each other and won the battle against Britain and France.

Stimulated and encouraged by the temporary victory of the Japanese partners, at the end of 1940, the Japanese government adjusted the guidelines for the war against China and made a decision that the incident in China must be resolved quickly. China's oppression, ready to carry out the final active battle in summer and autumn, trying to solve the Chinese incident.

The Japanese army analyzed the situation on the battlefield in China in detail, and believed that: "Since the Eighth Route Army based in Yanzhou is located in the west in Jin Province, and the Central Army's first theater of operations is located on both sides of the Yellow River in the south, the public security situation is extremely bad. Law and order is also unstable.

The order of security in the main occupied areas is Mengjiang, the Triangle, and Wuhan, with North China being the worst. "

In the entire area occupied by the Japanese army, southern Shanxi is the only area where the direct line of the Central Army remains.”

However, if you want to deal with the Central Army in southern Shanxi, you must first deal with the Eighth Route Army behind the enemy, so Gangcun Ningci formulated the No. [-] battle plan against the Eighth Route Army.

However, the high-level officials in the various bases of the Eighth Route Army were well aware of the urgency of the Japanese army, and retaliation was certain. Therefore, in the month or so after the end of the Hundred Regiments War, the Eighth Route Army was also recuperating while the Japanese army was recovering its strength and repairing the transportation lines.

Japanese First Army Command.

Shinozuka Yoshio looked at the battle report from the front with a sad face. The situation of the big sweep was not as smooth as expected. What worried Shinozuka Yoshio the most was the situation in Changzhi.

The main force of the [-]st Division of the Japanese Army was completely wiped out, and all officers from the division commander Tian Daoshengwu down were broken.

Although the 238th Regiment in Changzhi reported that the Eighth Route Army troops that had attacked the city had withdrawn, they were unable to support the Japanese army in the middle route fighting on the Han-Chang Highway in the north, so they could only be regarded as trapped in a corner.

The telephone communication between Changzhi and Taiyuan was cut off by the Eighth Route Army, and the situation around Changzhi could only be contacted by telegram.

"Your Excellency, with all due respect, you don't need to be so worried. The big sweep has just begun, and the initial battle defeat is not enough to show anything. Although the Eighth Route Army in each base area avoided fighting, but as time goes on, personnel supply will inevitably become a problem. !"

"As for Tian Daojun's vengeance, we will definitely report it in the future, and the Changzhi area is still under the control of the Imperial Japanese Army!" Chief of Staff Miyano Jun patiently persuaded: "But it is a good thing that Changzhi was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. At least let the Eighth Route Army show its presence. I believe that the [-]th and [-]th Divisions will definitely wipe out the Eighth Route Army along the Han-Chang Highway!"

"Yes, the imperial army still has the upper hand in North China. Except for the Tainan region, the rest of the regions are under control. I'm just worried that most of the soldiers of the [-]st Division will be killed or injured, which will affect the Central Plains battle next year. , this is the top priority of the empire!" Shinozuka Yoshio said.

Jun Miyano nodded after hearing this. What Shinozuka Yoshio said was indeed true. As Japan's national policy was tilted towards the navy, a large amount of resources and supplies were used to form the Southern Army.

The former replenishment of the Japanese army in North China has already drawn a lot of reserve troops from Japan, and some soldiers were sent to China before they even finished their reserve training.

"That's why we have to end this battle with the Chinese people as soon as possible, and try our best to gain domestic support, otherwise the war situation will only continue to rot!" Miyano Jun said.

As the two were talking, a Japanese soldier from the Intelligence Division of the First Army knocked on the door and entered with a telegram in his hand: "Your Excellency, the intelligence personnel stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain have sent important information. All the ministries of the national army in Shanshan have issued ammunition supplies one after another during the day, and it seems that there is a major military operation!"

"Nani, what about the specific military deployment?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked suspiciously.

"The specific military deployment is still under investigation. According to intelligence personnel, the performance of the national army is quite abnormal this time. The armies under the first theater did not receive a specific combat plan, only the order to issue ammunition!"

"Is there anything unusual about the Jinsui Army in the west of Shanxi?"

"Nothing unusual!"

"Yoxi, it seems that the national army in Zhongtiaoshan is pretending to be public, and continue to pay attention!" Shinozuka Yoshio ordered.

In the past, when the Japanese army carried out large-scale raids, the surrounding national army troops often had small groups of troops supporting them. Therefore, after the main forces of the three divisions around Zhongtiao Mountain were transferred away, Shinozuka Yoshio immediately ordered the intelligence department to pay attention. The movement of the Zhongtiao Mountain National Army.

However, this time the First Theater Command is guarding against the Japanese army. Only a few people know the battle plan, and the staff members who made the battle plan were directly isolated.

"Your Excellency, the national army in Zhongtiaoshan can protect itself against the attack of the imperial army, so how could it have the courage to take the initiative to attack the imperial army!" Toshi Miyano said contemptuously.

The first war zone deployed seven armies in the Zhongtiaoshan area. The Peichanghui Department of the Ninth Army under the Fourteenth Group Army was in Jiyuan, an important town in northern Henan, and the Gao Guizi Department of the Seventeenth Army was in the Jiangxian area.

The Tang Huaiyuan Department of the Third Army under the Fifth Army, the Kong Lingxun Department of the [-]th Army are in the Wenxi and Xiaxian areas, and the Warrior Min Department of the [-]th Army is in Dongfeng Township.

Zhao Shiling's Department of the [-]rd Army was in Yuanqu at the southern tip of Shanxi, and Fan Hanjie's Department of the last [-]th Army was in Changzhi.

Most of the national armies in the Tiaoshan area of ​​the above-mentioned arrangement are miscellaneous armed forces, and there are very few direct descendants of the Central Army.

In the early morning of May 1940, 10.

All the national armies of Zhongtiao Mountain sneaked out of their residences secretly, and the general combat plan divided the Zhongtiao Mountain National Army into three groups.

The most elite Ninth Army on the East Road attacked Jiyuan and Mengxian, and then expanded to the west of the Daoqing Highway.

The [-]rd and [-]th Armies on the Western Front attacked from Zhangdian Town, Wenxi County and Xia County respectively, and then went south along the road to surround Yuncheng, and attacked Xie County, Yuxiang, and Yongji along the road.

The [-]rd Army of the Northern Line started from Yuanqu and seized Hengling Pass along Hengyuan Avenue. The [-]th Army launched an offensive from Dongfeng Town towards Yangcheng, and at the same time cut off the highway from Qinshui to Jiyuan. The Seventeenth Army of the county mainly attacked the Japanese troops along Jiangxian and Yicheng.

The national army troops in the first theater on the south bank of the Yellow River also launched an attack on the Japanese-occupied area in the east.

The Japanese troops stationed along Zhongtiao Mountain have always been arrogant. Even when the main force was absent, they did not take the national army seriously.

Therefore, the actions of the various national troops in Zhongtiao Mountain were not detected in advance. As soon as the battle started, the Japanese army's blockade along Zhongtiao Mountain was pierced like a piece of paper.

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