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Luliang Mountain, Ke Nan Po.

Yan Baichuan was born as a businessman, and he has been calculating shrewdly all his life.

Right now Shanxi is mixed with fish and dragons, and the big forces are mainly the Central Army, the Jinsui Army, the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese Army, each with its own territory.

Among them, the Jinsui Army has the weakest strength, but the Jinsui Army has not been eaten up, and Yan Baichuan can be regarded as somewhat capable.

Moreover, he was very suspicious, and only trusted his confidantes and fellow villagers. There is an old saying in Shanxi: If you can speak Wutai dialect, hang your foreign knife.

It means that as long as you are from Wutai County, you will gain the trust of Yan Laoxi.

This is also the reason why Chu Yunfei can be reused by Yan Baichuan even though he is a student of Principal Chang.

At this moment, Yan Baichuan was frowning.

Yoshio Shinozuka mobilized 5 elite Japanese troops and 2 puppet troops to mop up the Eighth Route Army's base in Southeast Shanxi.

In Yan Baichuan's view, although the Eighth Route Army has a large number of troops, it is too scattered, and the Eighth Route Army in the southeast of Shanxi will never be able to defeat the Japanese army.

When the Japanese army solves the Eighth Route Army, it will definitely solve the Jinsui Army in retrospect.

The lips are dead and the teeth are cold.

Eighth Route Army, Eighth Route Army, you are too showy. First you launched a hundred-regiment campaign, and then wiped out a brigade of the Japanese army.

He also went to rob the Japanese army's military columns.

Little did he know that Mu Xiuyu would be destroyed by Lin Feng, and with the Japanese army's behavior of vengeance, he would definitely suffer even more vicious revenge.

Keeping a low profile like the Jinsui Army is the way to survive.

With his hands behind his back, Yan Baichuan sighed in the headquarters.

Yang Xingru, the deputy commander of the second theater general and the commander-in-chief of the Sixth Army, hurried into the headquarters with a dull expression.

In his hand he held a telegram that had just been received by the Ministry of Communications.

This fellow of Yan Baichuan, the deputy commander who was highly valued by Yan Baichuan, was in extreme shock. He seemed to be incredulous about the content of the telegram in his hand, so much so that his expression lost his composure.

"Report!" Yang Xingru shouted at the door.

"Xingru, are you coming to Liao?"

"Let's take a look, this is the situation map of southeast Shanxi that I ordered the combat staff to draw up."

Without raising his head, Yan Baichuan walked to the middle of the headquarters, where a huge accurate map was placed on the table.

"The situation map of Southeast Shanxi?"

Yang Xingru hurried over and looked at the situation map drawn by the combat staff of the headquarters.

It has to be said that the combat staff of the headquarters drew a beautiful picture of the situation in southeast Shanxi, with arrows of various colors intertwined, and the direction of the Japanese army's attack was clear at a glance.

The Japanese army's offensive posture of splitting up and attacking and encircling with iron walls surrounded the Eighth Route Base in southeastern Shanxi on all sides. Judging from this situation map, the Eighth Route Army seems to be defeated. Even if some people can break through, it must be a loss. It was extremely serious, and severe damage to vitality was inevitable.

"According to intelligence, the Japanese army is carrying out the Sanguang Operation this time. It's a pity that Liao, a commoner in the southeast of Shanxi."

Yan Baichuan said with emotion, he cared very much about his reputation among the common people, one of the reasons why he didn't surrender and become a traitor was also because he was afraid that his fathers and villagers in Jin would scold him.

There are at least two to three million ordinary people in the southeast of Shanxi. If the Eighth Route Army were defeated, these ordinary people would definitely be murdered by the Japanese army.

Yang Xingru's expression and tone were very strange: "Commander, the Japanese army's mopping up operation against the Eighth Route Jindongnan base area has ended."

...

"It's over, so soon?"

"It's been less than 5 days since the Japanese army started their sweep?"

Yan Baichuan raised his head to look at Yang Xingru, and finally noticed the strange expression on Yang Xingru's face.

Yang Xingru said: "To be precise, it's only been 4 days."

Yan Baichuan then asked: "What was the result? Did the Eighth Route Army suffer heavy losses? How many ordinary people were killed by the Japanese army?"

"Commander, you may not believe it. This is a telegram just sent by the intelligence personnel at Taiyuan Station."

Yang Xingru's tone was sharp: "The Japanese army was defeated in this sweep. The Japanese army was hit hard by the Eighth Route Army in two divisions and wiped out one regiment. The commander of the 2th Division, Lieutenant General Hirata Kenkichi, was killed by the Eighth Route Army. More than 1 people were killed."

"very?"

Yan Baichuan quickly took the telegram, his voice suddenly raised an octave: "This is impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Killing 2 Japanese soldiers was not like killing 5 pigs. It was never that easy.

Back then, a single division of the Eighth Route Army could kill more than a thousand Japanese troops at Pingxingguan.

Yan Baichuan was very afraid of the Japanese army, and felt that the Japanese army’s combat effectiveness was very strong. When the Japanese army attacked Shanxi, the 5st Brigade of the 21th Division of the Japanese Army went from Pingxingguan to Taiyuan, and only one brigade defeated the Jinsui Army all the way. Adding more than 1 divisions of the Central Army, the combat effectiveness is terrifying.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army sweeping the Eighth Route base this time was not as good as that of the Japanese 21st Brigade, there were also the 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade transferred from the permanent division.

Combat power should not be underestimated.

At the beginning in Taierzhuang, 29 national troops fought against 5 Japanese troops, only to kill more than 1 Japanese troops, and the national army itself suffered 5 casualties.

Killing 2 Japanese soldiers seems to be very difficult, but in fact it is also very difficult, almost unimaginable.

Just rely on the Eighth Route Army with tens of thousands of people in the southeast of Shanxi?
This is simply impossible!

unless…

After reading the telegram, Yan Baichuan said in surprise, "Is this the propaganda of Eight Routes?"

Yang Xingru's tone was affirmative: "Commander, it can't be the propaganda of the Eight Routes. This is the latest information obtained by the intelligence personnel at Taiyuan Station from a Japanese officer."

"Then there is only one possibility."

Yan Baichuan said: "The Eighth Route quietly transferred the main force of the entire North China to the southeast of Shanxi. There are 40 Eighth Route main forces in the entire North China. The 40 Eighth Route attacked 5 Japanese troops and killed 2 Japanese troops. This is reasonable. They launched In the Hundred Regiments War, 5 fought against tens of thousands of Japanese troops, isn't that the record?"

"Commander, the intelligence and espionage personnel of the Japanese army are not for nothing. It is impossible to deceive the Japanese army about such a large-scale mobilization of the Eighth Route Army."

Yang Xingru smiled wryly, "Perhaps this victory was achieved by the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi."

Due to the relatively short time since the end of the battle, the intelligence personnel of the Jinsui Army at Taiyuan Station received limited information.

Therefore, Yan Baichuan and Yang Xing didn't know exactly what happened, so they could only guess.

"How could the Eight Routes in Southeast Shanxi have such a strong strength?" Yan Baichuan frowned, puzzled: "Or is it that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army has dropped dramatically in the past two years?"

...

Yang Xingru analyzed: "Probably not. Let's not talk about the 37th Division. It is the elite of the Japanese First Army. The 2nd Guards Division is even bigger. It is the Japanese Emperor's guard, and its combat effectiveness will not be bad."

After a pause, Yang Xingru said again: "Commander, in a sense, the Eighth Route Army killed 2 Japanese troops, which is a good thing for our Jinsui Army. The Japanese army will definitely get back after suffering such a big loss. , and have no time to take care of our Jinsui Army."

Yan Baichuan nodded, agreeing in his tone: "That's right, if you hit the top bird with a gun, if Balu is so prominent, he will definitely be retaliated more fiercely by the Japanese army."

"However... What I want to know most now is what happened in Jindongnan these days."

"Check it out for me and activate all intelligence personnel."

"We must find out how the Eighth Route Army killed so many Japanese troops, the sooner the better."

"In addition, forward this information to the Chairman of the Standing Committee, hehe, I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep again after reading it."

"Yes." Yang Xingru responded with a raised voice.

Before Yang Xingru went out, another piece of information from Taiyuan was delivered by the communications department personnel.

"Commander, our intelligence personnel spent some gold bars to buy a piece of top-secret information from a high-ranking Japanese military officer."

"This time, the commander of the Eighth Route Army who severely damaged the 2nd Division and the 37th Division of the Japanese Guards is Li Yunlong..."

After reading the information handed over, Yang Xingru hesitated for a few seconds before speaking out.

"Li Yunlong, is it him again?"

Yan Baichuan's expression and tone were extremely surprised.

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"What did you say, severely damaged two Japanese divisions, and wiped out the 2th Japanese regiment?"

Dagushan, the headquarters of the 358th regiment of the Jinsui Army.

Chu Yunfei was staring at the location of Jindongnan on the map. After listening to the telegram read by Chief of Staff Fang Ligong, he suddenly turned around with an extremely shocked expression.

Fang Ligong nodded: "Yes, this is the latest information received more than ten minutes ago. I have verified it through the Minister's Department. The Japanese army was annihilated by the Eighth Route Army at least 2 people this time."

Chu Yunfei remained motionless as if struck by lightning, his shocked expression turned into horror, and he couldn't help saying to himself: "My God, the Eighth Route Army, what kind of army is this..."

Fang Ligong adjusted his glasses, although he always looked down on the Eight Routes, thinking that the guerrilla warfare of the Eight Routes was nothing to praise.

But this time I have to admit that the battle of the Eight Routes was really beautiful:
"It's unbelievable."

"According to intelligence, it was the 37th Division of the Japanese Army and the 2nd Guards Division that were hit hard this time, and the 36th Wing of the Japanese Army was wiped out."

"These Japanese troops have great backgrounds."

"The 37th Division is the elite of the Japanese First Army. The 2nd Konoe Division is the official guard of the Emperor of Japan."

"There is also the 36th Regiment of the Japanese Army, which originally belonged to the 9th Brigade of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army. It was the first Japanese army to enter Jinling City during the Jinling Defense Battle, and participated in the massacre."

"None of these Japanese troops is good."

"It's simply unimaginable how the Eighth Route Army achieved this record."

Knowing that the 36th Regiment of the Japanese Army, which was completely wiped out, participated in the massacre, Chu Yunfei showed a very relieved expression on his face:
"It's a good job, that's what you want to do. You must not be merciful to this group of inhumane beasts!"

After a pause, Chu Yunfei said again: "In the sequence of the Chinese army and the Second Theater, there is a unit like the Eighth Route Army. It is a blessing for the Republic of China and the nation."

"but…"

Speaking of this, Chu Yunfei didn't say any more, and his expression became a bit dignified.

The Eight Routes are too powerful, which is not a good thing for the party-state.

Fang Ligong's expression also became dignified: "The combat power of the Eighth Route Army is indeed beyond everyone's expectations, but... killing 2 Japanese troops, the Eighth Route Army must have suffered heavy losses, and the consumption of ammunition and supplies is huge. When the Japanese army mobilized heavy troops to retaliate, although the Eight Route Army is very capable, compared with the Japanese army, the gap is like a gap."

"There are no supplies, weapons and ammunition on the eighth route, and the surrounding area is blocked by the Japanese army. I am afraid it will be difficult to withstand the next heavy Japanese raid."