Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 709
The division headquarters of the 129th Division was set up in the mountainous area of ​​Heshun. In order to get in touch with the division headquarters as soon as possible, Zhou Weihan took a step ahead on horseback with a reconnaissance company when the troops arrived in Heshun.

Since about half a year ago, in order to expand the strategic depth of the base area and better cope with the disaster year, the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang base area has consciously expanded the base area outward.

To this day, the third division of Taibei relies on the mountainous area to completely break through the Japanese blockade, and the Japanese army's outlying strongholds are constantly being removed. As a result, the Japanese army can only continue to shrink in the direction of Heshun County.

At a pass into the mountain near the division headquarters, Zhou Weihan was stopped by soldiers hidden in the forest. Fortunately, the head of the division headquarters had notified the surrounding guard soldiers in advance, so no accidental injuries were caused.

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"Mr. Zhou, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" The heads of people in the nearby forest shook, and several Eighth Route Army soldiers wearing straw hats got out.

"Waiting for me here?" Zhou Weihan asked.

"The political commissar is afraid that you won't be able to find the mountain road leading to the division headquarters, so we specially asked some of our staff officers to wait for you at the pass into the mountain!" said the staff officer.

When Zhou Weihan heard the words, he immediately asked: "How far is the division headquarters from here? How many troops are accompanying you!"

"The division headquarters is stationed alone, not with the third division. It takes half an hour to walk from here, and it takes about ten minutes to ride a horse. However, there are too few troops with the division headquarters. They are considered to be on the periphery. The soldiers on alert only have the strength of one battalion!" the staff officer said softly.

Zhou Weihan thought for a while after hearing this, and then said to Cao Dabao: "Send someone to inform that all troops are not allowed to approach the mountainous areas, but can move around Heshun County, and let the assault regiment select a battalion to be responsible for defending the division headquarters!"

"Yes!" Cao Dabao replied.

Sure enough, on the way into the mountain, Zhou Weihan didn't see many guarded soldiers, and only saw a little popularity after approaching the division headquarters.

The headquarters of the 129th Division was located in a mountain depression, and a dozen wooden sheds were temporarily built as office places.

In the division headquarters, Zhou Weihan was also a familiar face, and many people greeted Zhou Weihan when they passed by.

"Master, political commissar, Zhou Weihan has been ordered to come and report!" Zhou Weihan stepped forward to salute.

"Okay, Zhou Weihan, the political commissar and I have finally expected you to come, I heard that you have been doing well in Hebei, Shandong and Henan during this period, how about it, now you are back under my control! "The teacher said with a smile.

"Zhou Weihan is here to help this time. By the way, how did the headquarters tell you before coming?" Commissar D interrupted the teacher's joke.

"The headquarters said that this time it was a feigned attack on Shimen to force the Japanese army to withdraw. I brought a total of six regiments here, and there was no cover-up along the way. The Japanese army must have gotten the news that the main force of our Eighth Route Army is heading north!" Zhou Weihan said. .

"That's right, that's basically what's going on, come on, sit down first!" The political commissar nodded and said.

The three of them sat down around a small wooden table, and the division commander pointed to the map on the table and said: "Because the main forces of the divisions and brigades of the Japanese army on the Zhengtai Line and the Pinghan Line were exhausted, the Japanese army stationed troops along the railway line. The degree of contraction, many peripheral strongholds were voluntarily abandoned!"

"A few days before you came, the two regiments of the New Tenth Brigade first launched a raid on Shimen, Mashan, Yingzhuang and other places around Pingding south of the Zhengtai Line. After clearing out the outer strongholds, they took down Pingding County in one fell swoop. Annihilate its defenders!"

"Although the record is not small, it has not had the desired effect. The surrounding Japanese army did not take the initiative to reinforce. This is the reason why the New Tenth Brigade was able to successfully win Pingding with only two regiments!"

Zhou Weihan could hear regret from the teacher's tone. This time the battle was not small, but the strategic goal was not achieved. To some extent, it was a waste of effort.

"To put it bluntly, the Japanese army wanted to put all their eggs in one basket this time, annihilating the main force of our Eighth Route Army in Beiyue and southern Hebei. It was quite a sense of breaking the boat. For this reason, the Japanese army did not hesitate to give up some strongholds. They are counties along the railway line, and Pingding is the abandoned son of the Japanese army. , From the very beginning, we chose the wrong target!" Political Commissar D said.

"Master, political commissar, what is the specific battle plan for this time?"

"Learn the lesson from last time, be more courageous and take a bigger step! We are currently in the southwest of Shimen. , then we need to take action against these counties!"

"Now the two regiments of the New Tenth Brigade are moving eastward along the Zhengtai Line, and the two regiments of the 358th Brigade are moving northward from Zanhuang County along the Pinghan Line!"

"The six regiments you brought here have no experience in local combat, so they are divided into two parts. Three regiments go north to support the New 358th Brigade, and three regiments go east to support the [-]th Brigade!"

"From the perspective of the overall battle situation, it can be divided into two routes. The Zhengtai line is under your unified command, and the Pinghan line is under the responsibility of Chen Xilian. No matter how the surrounding Japanese troops are mobilized, as long as the mopping up troops participated by the Japanese army do not return for a day, they will keep approaching Shimen. , I don’t believe it, Neiji Okamura can really let go of Shimen, a transportation hub! Once there is a change in Shimen, there will also be problems with the supply and supply of the mopping up troops outside!”

"I only have one request. The louder the movement, the better. It is said to be a feint attack, but it was revealed to the Japanese army. Our army really intends to take the opportunity to take down Shimen!"

At the same time, the North China Dispatch Army Headquarters and the Shimen garrison have just reported the Eighth Route Army's developments to Neiji Okamura.

"Your Excellency, the 110th Division called. General Iinuma asked. The frontline soldiers are anxious and there is no progress in a short period of time. Can the 110th Division return to Shimen to prevent the Eighth Route Army from launching a raid around the Shimen area!" the adjutant paused.

"No, now is the critical moment of the big sweep. Why did the Eighth Route Army appear around Shimen on its own initiative? It was to force the imperial army to withdraw its troops to break the siege of its base area. Tell Iinuma Shou to persevere. He doesn't need to worry about Shimen's safety!"

"Notice, the troops left behind in Shimen, shrink the troops in the north and east of Shimen, fill the battlefield with the Eighth Route Army, and arm the expatriates in the city, must stick to it for half a month!" Neiji Okamura said.

"However, according to the reaction of the Shimen defenders, in addition to the Eighth Route Army troops that appeared earlier, the Eighth Route Army going north this time has at least about 6000 people, and they carry artillery. Thoughts, with the current strength of the Shimen defenders, once the Eighth Route Army breaks through the outer defense line, I am afraid it will really have the power to break through the city!" The adjutant observed the expression on Neiji Okamura's face and said cautiously.

　Who knows, last year I still had a date today, but this year it’s gone, hey, emo has been going on all day, let’s read the next chapter tomorrow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)