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Chapter 665 The important task of saving the country and the people!
Ever since the Eighth Route Army grew stronger, Yan Xishan's attitude toward surrendering to the Japanese army became increasingly unclear.

After all, even the first army can't protect itself when the Bodhisattva crosses the river.

Yan Xishan has always been known for his good calculations, and he claims to be able to dance on three eggs.

Seeing that the Japanese army in Shanxi was about to die, how could he join the Japanese army?

If Yan Xishan dared to take refuge in the Japanese army, then when the Eighth Route Army dealt with the Japanese army, it would be logical to deal with the Jinsui army.

The current Eighth Route Army is no longer the Eighth Route Army that crossed the Yellow River.

The three regiments of the Eighth Route Army in the Northwest Shanxi base alone can easily eliminate the Jinsui Army in Luliang Mountain, and the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi is only a small part of the entire Eighth Route Army, let alone the Eighth Route Army in other military regions in North China.

Yan Xishan didn't want to surrender to the Japanese army in the first place, and he and Iwamatsu Yoshio were nothing more than hypocrisy.

But Yan Xishan's behavior angered Yoshio Iwamatsu, and he wanted to teach Yan Xishan a lesson.

Immediately, Yoshio Iwamatsu said: "Immediately apply to General Ningji Okamura for the First Army to attack Luliang Mountain."

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Peiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

North China Front Army Command.

"Report to the commander."

"Pingsui Railway has resumed operation."

In the combat hall, a combat staff officer reported to Commander Nejiton Okamura.

Although Neiji Okamura has his own office, he likes to work in the war hall.

"understood!"

Neiji Okamura waved his hand, signaling the combat staff to leave.

The combat staff officer paused, then turned and left.

Subsequently.

Moritake Tanabe, Mitsuo Nakazawa, and Sei Arime came over, all looking at Neiji Okamura.

Although the Pingsui Railway is often harassed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

However, the protection of the Pingsui Railway by the Mongolian Army is not bad. There are many bunkers, gun towers and strongholds on both sides of the railway, which were built when Tada Jun was the commander of the North China Front Army.

and so.

Even if a section of railway was blown up and the rails and sleepers were well prepared, Japanese engineers could quickly repair them.

The First Wing of Infantry was bombed on the Pingsui Railway, and all of them were smashed to pieces.

The current First Division is in panic, because no one knows whether the enemy's aerial bombs will fall on their heads in the next second.

How the First Division got from Beiping to Northwest Shanxi became a difficult problem for the North China Front Army Command and the First Division Headquarters.

If the army is on the railway to Northwest Shanxi and is called by the Eighth Route Army to bomb it, it will be very bad.

Before that, Neiji Okamura had reassured Mitsuo Nakazawa, saying that he already had a solution.

"Your Excellency, General." Sanfu Zhongze asked in a deep voice, "When will the First Division go to Northwest Shanxi? The locust warriors of the First Division can't wait to destroy the Eighth Route Xinyi Regiment."

Although Zhongze Sanfu admires Li Yunlong more, he also regards him as an equal opponent.

But before the two really fought each other, Li Yunlong had already eaten his two infantry regiments and one heavy artillery regiment.

This made Mitsuo Nakazawa extremely angry. Li Yunlong was simply too deceitful, and he didn't pay attention to the First Division of the Great Japanese Empire.

Sanfu Zhongze swore that he would cut off Li Yunlong's head with his own hands.

"Nakazawa-kun, don't worry." Okamura Ningji said bluntly: "I have ordered 10 additional military trains to transport your first division to northwest Shanxi. Each military train can only transport one infantry brigade and one infantry brigade. Artillery squadrons only start at night, and stay in stations or tunnels during the day, so that they can effectively avoid the bombing of enemy bombers."

Without any warning, the sudden appearance of the bomber really cast a psychological shadow on all the devil officers, including Neiji Okamura.

If it comes a few more times, it is estimated that several alliances will be reimbursed.

Therefore, Ningji Okamura used multi-vehicle transportation to transport the First Division to Datong in northern Shanxi.

Originally, a military train transported a regiment, and transported the entire First Division to Datong. It only took 10 trains, and it only took two or three days to transport it in place.

However, if each military column transports only one artillery squadron and one artillery brigade, it will take at least 10 days to transport the first division to Datong.

Although there are more military trains transporting troops, in order to avoid bombing, the military trains transporting troops do not start during the day, so the speed of troop transport slows down.

Mitsuo Nakazawa nodded. This method can indeed effectively prevent enemy planes from bombing.

Even if the enemy dispatches planes to bomb, they can only blow up one artillery squadron and one infantry brigade at most, and the loss is not great.

If the enemy continues to bomb, the infantry can only go to the northwest of Shanxi on foot, which will take more time.

Moreover, after marching for hundreds of kilometers on foot, the soldiers were in a state of exhaustion. Once the Northwest Shanxi Eighth Route Army attacked, the situation would be very bad.

"Thank you, General." Sanfu Nakazawa bowed his head.

He knew very well that Neiji Okamura was also worried about the First Division during this time.

The schedule of the military column of the First Infantry Regiment is top secret in the North China Command, but the enemy can easily find the military column of the First Infantry Regiment and carry out bombing.

This shows that the enemy's intelligence capabilities are very strong, and perhaps all the information about the configuration of the First Division has been obtained.

Who is providing information to the Eighth Route Army?
Mitsuo Nakazawa raised his head, looked at Moritake Tanabe and Seizo Arisue, and then Neiji Okamura.

My doubts deepened.

It seems that there is a cloud of fog in the invisible, and Nakazawa Sanfu can't see through it, and it seems that there is a big hand behind him manipulating everything.

Neiji Okamura said again: "Since the largest caliber heavy artillery of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army is 150 mm, the 3th Heavy Artillery Regiment of your 7rd Heavy Artillery Brigade will stay in Beiping for the time being, and reinforce Northwest Shanxi as appropriate."

Once upon a time, the North China Front Army also had a heavy artillery brigade.

But that was when the North China Front Army first entered North China. At that time, the 5th Division of the Steel Army also belonged to the North China Front Army sequence.

Later, because the Japanese army occupied the five provinces of North China, the main opponents were the Eighth Route Army, the Jinsui Army and the Central Army, so the heavy artillery brigade was transferred to other front armies.

However, Ningji Okamura has the right to transfer several heavy artillery pieces to North China.

After Okamura Ningji's repeated thinking, he decided to keep a heavy artillery wing in Beiping, and regard it as a heavy artillery wing directly under the North China Front Army.

In Neji Okamura's view, the largest caliber of the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is only 150 mm, and a heavy artillery regiment of the First Division is enough to deal with it.

"Hi!"

Mitsuo Nakazawa had no choice but to bow his head and say yes, what could he say, now both the 3st Division and the [-]rd Heavy Artillery Brigade are under the command of Neiji Okamura.

Neji Okamura ordered: "Mr. Nakazawa, wait until all the troops of your First Division arrive in Datong, and then concentrate your troops to go to Northwest Shanxi."

"Maybe the Eighth Route Army will harass you on the road, so don't worry."

"After arriving in Northwest Shanxi, first occupy the three counties of Heyuan, Ping'an and Anhua, and resume the opening of the North Tongpu Railway."

"The supplies of your First Division are in charge of the First Army, and they are transported to Northwest Shanxi by Tongpu Railway, so Tongpu Road is very important to your First Division."

Supplies are needed for war, and without solid logistical supplies, the combat effectiveness of the First Division will be greatly reduced. If you want to confront the Xinyi Regiment in Northwest Shanxi for a long time, you must first ensure that the supply channels are unblocked, otherwise the First Division will have no food and supplies. Ammunition will not only fail to achieve the purpose of blocking the new regiment, but will also suffer a big loss.

Neiji Okamura continued: "Up to three months, I will mobilize troops and supplies to launch a spring raid on Northwest Shanxi, and then your First Division will be able to flex its muscles."

"Hi!"

Sanfu Nakaze lowered his head again: "At that time, I will personally cut off Li Yunlong's head."

Murderous aura overflowed between the words.

……

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

Northwest Shanxi.

Dagu Town.

In the headquarters of the new regiment, more than 30 battalion commanders including the new regiment, the independent regiment and the new second regiment gathered in the combat hall.

The battalion commanders who knew each other greeted each other loudly, hugged each other warmly, grabbed each other's hands and shook them vigorously a few times.

Although they all belong to the Shanxi Northwest Military Region, the camps of each battalion are different, and it is rare to see them at ordinary times.

This time, Li Yunlong's battle brought together almost all the main battalion commanders in Northwest Shanxi.

Among the infantry battalion commanders present, the infantry battalion with the smallest number of troops was more than 1000 people.

In other words, this time Li Yunlong launched an attack on the First Division, using more than 30 regiments.

Moreover, these more than 30 regiments are still the more than 30 regiments of the Eighth Route Army with the best equipment, the strongest combat effectiveness, and the most adequate logistical supplies.

In the battle hall, a huge map has been posted on the north wall of the hall, almost covering the entire wall. This is a map that includes the entire Shanxi.

Red on this map represents occupied areas, and white represents unoccupied areas.

From the map, the Eighth Route Army has the most territory, followed by the Japanese Army, and finally the Jinsui Army.

A huge red arrow extends from Datong to the northwest of Shanxi, and there are many small blue arrows on both sides of the red arrow.

Wang Huaibao, commander of the Third Battalion of the Independent Regiment, stared at the arrow on the map on the wall, murmured to himself, "Could it be that our target this time is the 26th Division of the Japanese Army?"

In the Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi, the main forces of the three regiments gathered together. Such a big scene is rare.

"Probably not!" Shen Quan, the Second Battalion Commander of the Independent Regiment, shook his head, "If only the 26th Division dared to come to Northwest Shanxi, the New First Regiment would be able to easily solve the problem. Why don't we use our Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment together?"

"Could it be that the Mongolian army is going south to attack our Northwest Shanxi base?" An infantry battalion commander of the New Second Regiment also participated in the discussion.

"Don't even guess." Guan Dashan, the first battalion commander of the big independent regiment, folded his arms and said, "Our target this time must be the First Division of the Japanese Army."

When Guan Dashan reminded them, Wang Huaibao and Shen Quan had suddenly realized expressions on their faces.

About half a month ago, the Xinyi Regiment wiped out the First Japanese Infantry Regiment 50 kilometers east of Gaoyang County on the Pingsui Railway.

Doesn't this mean that the First Division is coming to Northwest Shanxi?

"handy!"

"Finally it's time to do a big job. This period of time has suffocated me."

"This first division is known as the elite of the Type A Division of the Japanese Army."

"What kind of shitty elite, what we are doing is his shitty elite."

As soon as Guan Dashan said these words, all the battalion commanders were excited, eager to try their hands, and their eyes showed fierceness. None of the battalion commanders showed a timid look.

Being able to be the battalion commander of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi is definitely a ruthless role.

The last sentence was said by Wei Dayong, fierce generals like Wei Dayong and Lu Yingjun, that is the ceiling of ruthless characters.

"salute!"

At this moment, the guard's voice sounded outside the door.

A group of battalion commanders looked towards the door, and saw Li Yunlong striding in from the door, followed by Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Zhao Gang, Wang Dehou and Xing Zhiguo.

"stand up!"

"salute!"

Zhang Dabiao yelled twice, and all the battalion commanders stood up in unison, and saluted Li Yunlong and others with a military salute.

The battalion commanders looked at Li Yunlong with determination and passion.

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei returned a military salute, and then everyone sat down.

Without unnecessary nonsense, Li Yunlong glanced at the battalion commanders and said: "I think everyone has already guessed that you are summoned here today. There is nothing else. We want to kill the first division of the son of a bitch."

As soon as these words came out, the battalion commanders were slightly commotiond.

As expected, the goal of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi this time was the First Division of the Japanese Army.

This first division is not a good stubble, it is the number one division of the Japanese army, the equipment is extremely luxurious, and its combat effectiveness is also very strong.

The current First Division has just been strengthened, and it is the main force that the Japanese base camp is going to use to deal with the Soviet army.

Next, Li Yunlong introduced the situation of the First Division.

However, the information has been updated. One of the heavy artillery regiments of the Japanese army remained in Beiping, and the two infantry regiments directly under the North China Front Army were added to the First Division.

Compared with the previous First Division, the Heavy Artillery Wing has one less, but the Infantry Wing has one more. Generally speaking, the combat effectiveness has been weakened.

After introducing the situation of the First Division, Li Yunlong analyzed the current battle situation. Once the First Division gained a firm foothold in Northwest Shanxi, the situation would be greatly disadvantageous to the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi.

Therefore, the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi must take the initiative to attack, and take advantage of the unstable foothold of the First Division to strike first.

Li Yunlong then explained the conditions for the victory of the Eighth Route Army.

Immediately afterwards, Xing Zhiguo, the deputy head of the regiment, carried out in-depth political mobilization, focusing on explaining why this battle was fought and how to win it well.

And determined the specific deployment of troops, that is, the tactic of closing the door and beating the dog.

Generally speaking, on the road from Datong to Northwest Shanxi, a huge pocket array was set up, and the devils from the First Division were put in to encircle and wipe out.

Right now it is deep winter, and the weather in Northwest Shanxi is extremely cold, snow falls one after another, and the earth is covered with a thick layer of quilts.

For the success of this super-large ambush, Boss Chen also provided more than 5 sets of white robes to ensure that the soldiers can better conceal themselves.

Hearing that Li Yunlong was going to discuss a big deal, Boss Chen personally went from the base to Dagu Town to discuss cooperation matters with Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang.

This time the price of the business was lucrative.

After all, this is the No. [-] division of the Japanese army, and it is a Type A division. Boss Chen was very happy to offer the price.

As long as they can win the battle, the three regiments can make a lot of money.

Each battalion has clearly defined its own combat mission.

Zhao Gang made the final mobilization before the war and emphasized: "The Chinese nation is going through a huge test! We Communists should take on this important task of saving the country and the people!"

(End of this chapter)