Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

The confidential meeting held by Hu Zongnan was extremely high-level of secrecy. Except for one person, all the participants were high-ranking military and political officials of the camp. If there were no accidents, it would never be leaked.

Zhou Weihan and others didn't know about it at the beginning, but on the night of the meeting, the content of the meeting was transferred to our senior management, and Zhou Weihan and others also obtained the meeting content.

"July [-]th, isn't that today? I didn't get any news in advance!" Zhou Weihan said.

The brigade commander was wearing a sweat coat and held a cigarette in his hand. After seeing the content clearly, he couldn't help taking a deep breath: "He, Hu Zongnan, is so courageous. If he is careless, he will lose everything. The Japanese army took advantage of the loophole, and he is a sinner of the nation!"

Zhou Weihan was also amazed at Hu Zongnan's risky move. Why did Hu Zongnan do this?
The main goal of the Central Army in Shaanxi Province is to blockade the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border area, and the secondary goal is to assist the national army in Zhongtiao Mountain to fight the Japanese army. Originally, it only needed to stick to the defense area and watch the fire from the other side, but now it took the initiative to let the Japanese army cross the Yellow River.

"This is too abnormal. I'm afraid it wasn't because he was blinded by eating too much lard. Where did Hu Zongnan get such courage? I'm actually worried that he won't lose money by stealing chickens. When the time comes." The brigade commander muttered to himself. .

"Why don't I go check out tomorrow?"

"No, absolutely not. This kind of confidential information is passed on by our comrades lurking in the national army at the risk of their lives. Once they realize that the information has been leaked, they will be easily identified!"

Zhou Weihan immediately realized that something was wrong, but a name appeared in his mind. As long as this comrade is around, it will be like installing surveillance around Hu Zongnan, and the Eighth Route Army can obtain important information at any time.

"I said why the joint talks have not come to fruition even with the participation of the Americans. It turned out that they planned to hide it from the world. If they can hide it from the Japanese, maybe they have a good chance of winning!"

"We can't make decisions right now. Even if the national army mobilizes troops, it can't be completed in a short time. It's not in a hurry, but wait for the instructions of the superior!" Take a more secure approach.

The story is divided into two parts. Ishihara Wanji arrived in Peiping in April and served as the commander of the Japanese North China Dispatched Army.

Since he took office, Japan has added two divisions, 59 and 69, to North China, and another 10 supplementary brigades. The phenomenon of depletion of Japanese troops has been effectively alleviated.

At the same time, more conservative measures were adopted against the bases of the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese troops in various places began to shrink their forces, abandoning some strongholds wedged into the bases of the Eighth Route Army, and concentrated their main forces in counties and along the lines of communication.

Headquarters of the Taiyuan First Army.

A few days ago, the resumption of the bombing of Xiyong was carried out by Ishihara Waner himself. The purpose is very obvious, that is, to disrupt the joint talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and arrive in Taiyuan before the action.

"Your Excellency, according to inside information, today's bombing did not have the expected effect. The people in the planned bombing sites are all low-level personnel, and there are no important people among them. Obviously, the other party has been prepared!" Chief of Staff of the First Army Hanagu Zhenghui reported that he didn't take the intelligence team that was damaged afterwards to heart.

Ishihara Waner didn't show any disappointment when he heard the words: "Hanagu-kun, this is a bad strategy, the real decisive victory has to be placed on the battlefield!"

"What I am most concerned about now is the situation of the mobilization of Chinese troops!"

"Hey, the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army of the Chinese people are still in a high-pressure situation. The two sides have not reached an agreement, and neither has the intention of withdrawing troops."

"In recent years, the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border area of ​​the Eighth Route Army has continued to grow under the blockade of the national army, which has put great pressure on the national army. Just after the joint talks between the two sides began, Hu Zongnan still issued an order to draw troops from the Yellow River defense line, causing The various ministries of the defense system are not uniform, and the staff is generally reduced by one-third!"

After hearing this, Ishihara Wan'er did not immediately express his attitude, but fell into deep thought. On the contrary, Yoshio Iwamatsu looked anxious. The First Army needed military exploits to wash away the shame it bore.

"Ishihara-kun, perhaps this is an excellent opportunity for the Imperial Japanese Army. If my first army can defeat the national army entrenched in Shaanxi Province and occupy Shaanxi Province, so as to open up the southward passage, it may be possible to directly attack the capital of the Chinese people. Opportunity!"

Before Yoshio Iwamatsu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ishihara Waner: "Mr. Iwamatsu, you are too impatient. You need to maintain a calm mind to judge the situation. The strength of the Imperial Japanese Army in China is not as strong as before. This cannot be changed. fact!"

"But, Shi Yuan-kun, I think the imperial army still has the upper hand!"

"So we have to choose the right target. The national army on the west bank of the Yellow River is not the primary target, but here!" Shi Yuan smiled and pointed to the map.

"Nani, Zhongtiaoshan?"

"That's right. Solving the national army entrenched in Zhongtiao Mountain should be the top priority. Only in this way can the pressure on the imperial army's strength be greatly relieved, and only then can it be freed up to deal with the Eighth Route Army in the future. This is the only way for the imperial army to break the situation." method!"

"The Chinese people seem to be expanding northward in Zhongtiao Mountain, regaining the area occupied by the imperial army in one fell swoop, but they have lost more. Many troops are scattered in large and small mountainous areas, and they have lost their original mobility!"

"Besides, since the Chinese changed their chiefs, the military discipline of the soldiers has rapidly deteriorated, and their combat effectiveness is not as good as before!"

Although Yoshio Iwamatsu felt that what Ishihara Waner said was very reasonable, he still felt that it was too risky: "Mr. Ishihara, there are not only the national army in southern Shanxi, but also the Eighth Route Army entrenched here, and there is also the vacillating Jinsui army in western Shanxi. !"

"Whenever the imperial army takes major military actions, the Eighth Route Army will come out with bad things, so we must guard against them!"

"Ishihara-kun, Hanagu-kun, have you ever read the military book of the Chinese?"

Before the two could answer, Ishihara continued with a smile: "Among the 36 Chinese, there is a trick called cheating the sky, I think it can be used this time!"

"The imperial army should secretly concentrate its forces on the east bank of the Yellow River, make a posture of crossing the river, and show its determination to break into the east of the Yellow River, so as to attract the national army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area to mobilize. Afterwards, the main force of the imperial army retreated secretly. Tiaoshan!"

"Soldiers are more expensive than many. Using a brigade as the vanguard to attack one point is enough to cause the defeat of the national army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area!"

At this point, Yoshio Iwamatsu and Masa Hanagu really understood Ishihara Waner's intentions. They looked at each other and felt that the plan was feasible, but the details still need to be carefully considered.

In particular, how to fully mobilize the national army's strength in the Zhongtiaoshan area, while keeping the Japanese army from being trapped in the western front, and placing the main force on the southern front. (end of this chapter)