Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 683 Boss: Whether North China is in chaos or not, the Eighth Route Army has the final say
From the perspective of the entire Hebei-Shandong-Henan area, the base of the Eighth Route Army fell into the seven-way siege of the Japanese army. Although they had an insight into the Japanese army's combat plan in advance, facing the heavy Japanese attack, the haze of war shrouded the hearts of all the soldiers and civilians in the base area. Correspondingly, In order to keep the victory that was not easy to know, it actually aroused the resistance of all the soldiers and civilians in the base area.

The 21st Division of the Japanese Army stationed in the surrounding area of ​​​​Xuzhou, from the moment the troops began to gather, there were problems with the security in the defense area.

The New Fourth Army, which was active in northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu, took the initiative to break the balance maintained with the Japanese army in recent years. On the one hand, it ordered local armed forces to attack the traitor forces in the guerrilla zone. Raid.

In normal times, the actions of the New Fourth Army would definitely not have caused a dilemma for the Japanese army, but the time happened to be when the Japanese army of the 21st Division was about to attack the Huxi base. Among them, an artillery brigade was removed, and thousands of Japanese troops were gathered from the Japanese troops who were responsible for the security tasks in various places, and they rushed to the place where the New Fourth Army launched a raid to fight the fire.

When the agreed attack time came, the Japanese army in charge of attacking the Huxi base had only about one infantry regiment and one mountain artillery brigade left.

The Fourth Teaching Brigade located in the Huxi base had been waiting for a long time. Under the deployment of the local government, the Japanese army's attack line within [-] miles of the surrounding area was fortified and cleared, and all the people moved away from the battlefield.

All the food and livestock were taken away, the wells were buried, and the marching road was covered with landmines. A small number of elite troops, supplemented by local armed forces, hid in various villages along the route in order to cause damage to the Japanese army.

The 21 Japanese troops of the [-]st Division fell into endless troubles from the moment they entered the base area, and the cold shots and landmines never stopped.

Teach the main force of the Fourth Brigade to block the frontal attack based on the lakes and water systems scattered throughout the base area, while the small group of troops ambushing on the Japanese attack route took the opportunity to launch a sabotage attack.

The Japanese army of the 32nd Division of the Japanese Army, which set out from Yanzhou, drove straight in all the way, and the initial results were the most remarkable, and they did not even meet the Eighth Route Army for decent resistance.

The boss nodded after hearing this. He had been to the Hebei-Luyu base area once, and at that time he also took time to visit and inspect the old course of the Yellow River.

"According to the report of the Southern Hebei Military Region, the main force has adopted methods other than defending against the enemy. One of the main forces has fought against the Japanese army of the 110th Division departing from Shimen on the Shide line. The Japanese army was forced to fight with our army because the communication line was destroyed. Fighting, the current situation of the two sides is unclear, but our department deliberately let go of a hole, and a Japanese army of about a thousand people has already penetrated alone, approaching the base area, and the Southern Hebei Military Region intends to wipe out this group of Japanese troops!"

"Mr. Zhou has already decided to send the Japanese troops from the [-]th Division into the base area, and then close the door and beat the dogs, annihilating this group of Japanese troops in one fell swoop, and then divide the troops to support Dongming and Huxi. Doubt will fight the main force of the Japanese army in Heze and Dingtao!"

Then the third independent regiment of the Zhangbei Army Division crossed the river from Linzhang County, copied to the back of the East Asian Alliance Autonomous Army, and tried to flank the enemy with the 42nd regiment.

"There is no telegram from the Jinchaji Military Region yet!"

The situation of the Zhinan Army Division is different from that of the Northern Henan Army Division. The East Asian Alliance Autonomous Army stationed north of the Zhangwei River is responsible for attacking the Zhinan Army Division.

The Fourth Main Regiment and the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Northern Henan Army Division also fought the Japanese army in Junxian County and Huaxian County. Taking safe measures, even if Wang Yigong deliberately made the troops fighting on the front line look tired, it did not induce the Japanese army to rush forward.

"Because the battle has just begun, the content of the telegram sent by the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region is not much!"

The initial intention of the Japanese army has been achieved, and the troops of the Northern Henan Army Division are restrained here, and they can only deal with the Japanese army on this road.

"How is the situation in Hebei, Shandong and Henan?" This is undoubtedly the question that the boss is most concerned about.

"Boss, this is the latest news from Hebei, Shandong and Henan. As of now, the enemy and us have just fought each other, but Mrs. Zhou stated in the telegram that the battle around the old course of the Yellow River was extremely tragic, and the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties. But we The army casualties are not small!"

Confidential room.

In response to the Japanese attack, Zhou Weihan ordered Zhou Weiguo to be the commander in chief. The Fourth Independent Regiment of the Zhinan Army Division advanced towards Anyang and challenged the Japanese troops from the Independent First Brigade. The 42nd Regiment stayed in the base area and waited for the arrival of the East Asian Alliance Autonomous Army.

"Have any telegrams been sent from the two bases of Southern Hebei and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei?" the boss asked.

After the war started, the battle situation in each base area was continuously summarized to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

The boss is naturally aware of the advantages and disadvantages of deploying defenses along the old course of the Yellow River. It seems to be tight and solid, but in fact there are loopholes everywhere. It depends on the tactical level of the commanders on both sides. Throughout the 5000-year history of China, there are very few river defenses. The matter of retreating from the enemy.

The purpose of the Japanese army forming the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army was to insert it like a nail in the Daming area beyond the reach of the Japanese army, so as to prevent the Jinan Division and the Eighth Route Army in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan area from joining together.

Compared with the Japanese army, the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army naturally had to play its due role at this time. The commander of the Japanese army was placed inside the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army and forced the main force of the Autonomous Army to cross the Zhang River in an attempt to compete with the First Independent Mixed Brigade in Anyang. The Japanese army of the regiment pinched the Eighth Route Army troops in the Zhinan Army Division.

"As for the part of the enemy's 108th Division that set off from Xingtai, according to the response from the Southern Hebei Military Region, the Japanese army generally did not have a strong will to fight, and their progress was extremely slow. After entering the base area, they have not actively engaged in combat with our army. It means fighting our army!"

"Hey!" The boss couldn't help laughing on his originally stern face after hearing this: "It's not because of fear, but because he doesn't want to fight our army from the bottom of his heart. The reduction of personnel on the battlefield is not terrible. , I have loosened my mind!"

"The 108th Division gathered Japanese troops from all over the country and the troops of the Southern Hebei Military Region had close exchanges. There had been no large-scale battles between the two sides for a long time. Although the Japanese troops from various places had gained a lot, they were slack in fighting ideologically, and their combat effectiveness was rapid. Falling down, from this point of view, corrupting the foundation of the Japanese army is more powerful than killing the enemy on the battlefield!"

"This battle that swept across most of North China was initiated by the Japanese Army, but our Eighth Route Army is not as easy to control as it was a few years ago. Now, whether North China is in chaos or not, it is up to our Eighth Route Army to decide!"

"Hebei-Luyu, southern Hebei, Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, Pingbei, Pingxi, Central Hebei, Eastern Hebei, and even Northwest Shanxi all saw large-scale battles. Perhaps this is also a rare opportunity for our Eighth Route Army!" the boss finally said.

(End of this chapter)