Jagged Changjin Lake: Kill the enemy and become stronger

If he could see the huge combat map laid out in the command room of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, on which every line and every location has been marked countless times, and the head of the headquarters and nearly a hundred staff members of the staff department are analyzing it all night , I am afraid that he will understand why his troops will be blocked.

There was no other way, he just waited to report the current situation to Katsumura Yota.

After Katsumura Yota scolded Kunihiko Ito, he reluctantly took over the mess.

But soon he found that his ability was not enough to control the development of the situation.

Chapter 820 Six Purpose of the Eighth Route Army

Katsumura Yota thought he was the commander of the front army, and the entire Jinchaji region was under his control. He didn't believe that the Eighth Route Army could turn the world upside down under his nose.

But when he learned that the Eighth Route Army had spread all over the place and blocked the troops he sent, he already realized that Boyang City was in danger.

The reinforcements could not arrive, and the only way was to draw troops from the troops stationed in Dragon City.

The Eighth Route Army had already thought of the way he could think of.

When Yota Katsumura was about to order the little devils from Longcheng to reinforce Boyang, Longcheng's report arrived first.

Because a unit of the Eighth Route Army suddenly marched from north to south, approaching Longcheng.

This troop stopped about ten kilometers away from Dragon City. After observation, it was found that the number of troops was around 1. Although no further action was taken, the intention to target Dragon City was obvious.

Compared with Boyang City, Dragon City is more important to the little devil. After analyzing the advantages and disadvantages, Katsumura Yota decisively gave up the idea of ​​sending troops from Dragon City.

Although the 1-strong Eighth Route Army still can't pose a big threat to Longcheng, God knows if there are any other troops in the Eighth Route Army that haven't shown up?

According to the investigation of the Special High School, the Eighth Route Army has about 3000 troops in formation, and the number of commanding agencies and logistics transportation personnel does not exceed [-].

While the Eighth Route Army established its base in North China, it was also gradually expanding its strength, but there are no accurate figures.

Based on the number of battles that occurred in the past and the firepower displayed by the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield, the special high class estimates that the current total strength of the Eighth Route Army should be around 7.

The little devil has always had a kind of blind trust in the institution of the Super High School. Since it is said to be [-], it is [-], including Katsumura Yota.

But today he suddenly discovered that the extra-high school was not as powerful as he had imagined.

Judging from the summation of figures reported from various battlefields, the Eighth Route Army has dispatched at least 18 troops.

Where did the extra 11 people come from?

On the surface, it seems that there are only [-] Route Army near Longcheng, but who knows if another [-] or [-] Route Army will appear suddenly once the fire breaks out?

Even if this is just speculation and only possible, Katsumura Yota dare not take the risk.

Don't wait for the troops to be sent out, fail to save Boyang, and then throw away Longcheng later, then there will be no place for them in the entire northwest of Shanxi.

Strictly guard against death, and don't let a single person out of the city.

This was Yota Katsumura's death order to the kid in Dragon City.

Through the analysis of the current situation, the little devil discovered one thing.

The Eighth Route Army has used such a large force this time, but there is no sign of a decisive battle with them. The low-level battlefields are mainly blocked.

In other words, there are hundreds of battles still in progress, the fundamental purpose of which is containment.

Contain what?

The answer is self-evident, the troops that contain the little devils cannot reinforce Boyang City, so that the Eighth Route Army can successfully conquer Boyang.

After realizing this problem, Katsumura Yota understood that Boyang City might not be able to defend it, and the Eighth Route Army was bound to win here.

Since the Eighth Route Army wanted Boyang so much, and even dispatched so many troops, then just give it to them.

It is obviously impossible to reinforce Boyang. Instead of being consumed infinitely on the battlefield, Katsumura Yota believes that it is the wisest choice to end this battle that has spread to the entire Jinchaji region as soon as possible.

The little devils are good at large corps-style group operations, so that they can exert an absolute advantage over the heavy firepower of the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army is better at guerrilla warfare and ambush warfare, because small-scale battles are more conducive to making up for the disadvantages of weapons through changeable tactics and the spirit of the soldiers who are not afraid of death.

However, the current battle situation is that the battlefield has been divided into hundreds of them. In this way, the advantages of the little devils in terms of strength and equipment are all reduced, and the various troops cannot cooperate to fight together, and it is even more impossible to form a large-scale army. fight.

On the contrary, the field of combat that the Eighth Route Army is best at has been effectively utilized. The battle reports sent from all over the time are basically all the little devils' troops at a disadvantage.

If this continues, the best result is nothing more than a loss for both sides.

For Katsumura Yota, he could accept that the Eighth Route Army was defeated and injured, but he couldn't accept being defeated and injured himself.

Therefore, it is the best choice to end the battle as soon as possible and integrate superior forces to attack the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, Katsumura Yota decided to give up Boyang temporarily and order all the troops to withdraw from the battle. After the Eighth Route Army retreated, they would concentrate their troops to take back Boyang.

This idea is good, the only price is to join the Ono United team that occupies Boyang, but for Yota Katsumura, it is still worthwhile to restore the current disadvantage at the cost of an alliance.

It's just that the Eighth Route Army seems to be able to count every step ahead of the little devil.

Before Katsumura Yota's order was sent out, reports from various battlefields came like snowflakes.

The Eighth Route Army suddenly changed its tactics.

The previous blockade was mainly defensive, the purpose was to prevent the little devil's troops from passing.

But all of a sudden, all the Eighth Route Army turned from defense to offense, and began to actively attack the little devil's troops.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the battle entered a heated state.

The number of soldier casualties soared like a rocket, and the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses, but they continued to attack at all costs, and had no intention of stopping at all.

Katsumura Yang was too dazed, he didn't understand what the Eighth Route Army was going to do, did they plan to start a decisive battle right here?

But the problem is that although the Eighth Route Army has 18 troops, in North China, the little devils still have nearly a million troops.

If there was a decisive battle, the final result could only be the annihilation of the entire Eighth Route Army, and the little devils would at most pay a painful price, which might hurt their muscles and bones, but it was absolutely impossible to drive them out of North China.

In desperation, Yota Katsumura had no choice but to report to Hideshi Yoshino that there was nothing he could do to control the current situation.

As the commander of the strategic area, Hideshi Yoshino is in charge of all military affairs of the Japanese army in North China, and he has a relatively thorough observation of the battle situation.

After learning that the Eighth Route Army suddenly changed its tactics and took the initiative to attack, the first thing he considered was Boyang.

Sure enough, after confirmation, it was learned that Boyang City had been captured by the Eighth Route Army.

Now that Boyang City has been conquered, the Eighth Route Army has not yet shown that it wants to stop the war. Instead, the war has become more and more fierce, which only shows one thing.

The purpose of the Eighth Route Army's battle was not Boyang at all, but to break the current battle situation and re-plan the direction of the War of Resistance in North China.

Yoshino Hideshi's analysis is in place, but it is still a step too late.

If he had thought of this before the battle started, he would never have made the decision to send troops to reinforce Boyang.

He will order Ono United to withdraw from Boyang and temporarily enter Dragon City.

There is no need for the Eighth Route Army to attack Boyang, where there are no little devils stationed.

Because even if the Eighth Route Army has 18 troops, it will not be able to defend Boyang unless it abandons the area east of northwest Shanxi.

But that is obviously impossible.

So the final result is that the Ono United team went to Longcheng for a walk, then returned to Boyang, and reoccupied the city without any effort.

Chapter 820 Victory Exceeds Expectations

It's just that there are not so many prophets in this world. When Hideshi Yoshino wanted to understand this, he could only feel annoyed.

In the current situation, even Hideshi Yoshino has no good solution. He can only adopt Katsumura Yota's suggestion and order all troops to withdraw from the battle as soon as possible.

Only by returning to the state before the start of the war can the loss be stopped as much as possible, otherwise the loss will only be greater if it continues to drag on.

However, it is very simple to issue an order, but it is difficult to actually implement it.

The little devil's troops wanted to withdraw from the battle more than anyone else, but thinking alone was useless.

They wanted to withdraw before, but they didn't dare without an order.

Now that there is an order, they can no longer withdraw.

After this period of delay, the battle has entered a stalemate. The two sides have become one, let alone retreat, and there is no chance to pass orders.

The battle continues all the time, position, attack and defense, encounter, guerrilla. ． ．

The non-stop flames of war burned on the land of North China and shocked the whole country.

After two days of fighting, the situation changed again.

On the North China Plain, in addition to the 18 Eighth Route Army soldiers who fought bloody battles with the little devil, countless masses also participated in this battle.

Strong and strong young people signed up to join the army one after another, and after receiving about half a day of training, they went to the battlefield and threw themselves into the battle.

In half a day, they only learned how to shoot.

The weapons stored by the Eighth Route Army were once again in short supply, and the soldiers who joined the army first could still be issued weapons and ammunition.

As more and more young people join the army, weapons are simply not enough, so the scene at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War reappears, countless young people rushing to the battlefield with swords and spears, fighting with the little devils.

In addition to young people who enthusiastically signed up to join the army, those who had no way to go directly to the battlefield for various reasons did not stand idly by.

Women comrades unite to sew clothes and shoes to cook and provide logistical support for the frontline soldiers.

The elderly uncles also drove their carriages to deliver supplies to the front line.

The aunts and aunts also organized to investigate the secret agents and spies in the enemy's rear.

Even children formed a children's regiment. They couldn't go to the battlefield to participate in the battle, so they set traps for the little devils to create difficulties.

In this battle, in addition to the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who participated in the battle, the masses in North China also spontaneously formed a special front to fight against the little devils in another way, contributing their own strength to the War of Resistance.

In just a few days, this battle became the battle with the widest range of engagements and the largest number of participants since the outbreak of the All-out War of Resistance.

The whole country was shocked!

The battle in the North China Plain quickly attracted the attention of hundreds of millions of compatriots across the country, and patriots donated money and materials to support the battle of the Eighth Route Army.

At first, the national government, which only supported the Eighth Route Army in attitude, also began to increase the supply of weapons and equipment to the Eighth Route Army under the pressure of public opinion, and ordered the Jinsui Army to formally participate in the war.

With the support of various forces, the Eighth Route Army's advantage on the battlefield began to expand infinitely, defeating more than one-third of the little devil's troops in one day.

As the saying goes, the army is defeated like a mountain. Although the previous battle situation was complicated, the little devil can still contend with the Eighth Route Army. After all, he has advantages in numbers and weapons.

But now it can't work anymore. Facing the Eighth Route Army, which is backed by the power of the whole country, the little devil has almost no power to fight back. He was beaten and fled in embarrassment, like a flood that has been released. .

In the end, the all-out North China campaign triggered by the independent regiment's attack on Boyang City ended in victory after thirteen days.

The significance of this battle is very significant. It not only overturned the original war situation in North China, expanded the base of the Eighth Route Army, but also shattered the little devil's plot to gradually encroach on the North China Plain.