I rise from the sword

Chapter 314 The Battle of the Hundred Regiments Begins, the Yamazaki Battalion
"Baga! Idiots, a bunch of idiots! The entire gendarmerie is full of idiots!"

After confirming the news that the batch of gold had been lost, Shinozuka Yoshio immediately exploded, because Hirata Ichiro was just a lieutenant officer, and he died as soon as he died.

What he really cares about is the batch of gold stored in the gendarmerie.

This batch of gold was collected by him in Shanxi these years, and he planned to secretly transport it back to the mainland and save it for the rest of his life.

Because he was worried about being investigated by intelligence agencies, he did not put this batch of gold in the Taiyuan Command, but in Heyuan County.

Thinking of his pension being robbed, Shinozuka Yoshio couldn't help but get angry.

After a while, Yoshio Shinozuka regained his sanity, gritted his teeth and asked, "Baga, who ransacked the financial warehouse of the gendarmerie brigade?"

"Report to Your Excellency, Commander. It is not clear who looted that batch of gold." The devil's communications staff shook his head.

The devil officers at the headquarters fell silent, they all knew that Yoshio Shinozuka was on the verge of breaking out, and no one dared to speak rashly at this time and set himself on fire.

After waiting for a while, Chief of Staff Jun Miyano broke the silence and said, "Your Excellency, according to reliable information, it was Yang Lin, the head of the Zhongrui Regiment, and the head of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army who assassinated Ichiro Hirata in Juxian Tower. Chu Yunfei, and Li Yunlong, head of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

The humble job guessed that the gold theft must have something to do with them. "

"Ba Ga, damn it, Yang Lin, it's this damn Yang Lin again!"

Yang Lin has repeatedly sabotaged Shinozuka Yoshio's good deeds, and Shinozuka Yoshio wanted to skin him and cramp him, but now the Zhongrui Regiment has received the key attention of the Second Theater, and its strength is growing day by day, and its wings are full. It's not that easy anymore.

"Your Excellency, calm down!"

Jun Miyano comforted again: "Your Excellency, Commander, according to reliable information, there were less than 10 Chinese soldiers who assassinated Hirata Ichiro in Juxianlou, and at that time, the intelligence personnel of the Imperial Army did not find that the Chinese army had a large-scale operation. trail.

Therefore, even if there are internal support from the Chinese Army in Heyuan County, there will not be too many people.

In addition to the martial law in the whole city of Heyuan County at that time, with only a small number of Chinese people, it may be possible to rob this batch of gold and supplies, but it is absolutely impossible to transport them out of the city!
Moreover, there was no mention of this batch of gold in the power-on award of the Chinese Army. "

"Thus, I judged that this batch of supplies, including gold, must still be in Heyuan County! It's even near the gendarmerie brigade!"

At the end, Miyano Toshi's tone became a little more serious.

It has to be said that Toshi Miyano was able to become the major general chief of staff of the Japanese First Army, he is still very capable, and his thinking logic is also very meticulous.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with his speculation.

If it weren't for Yang Lin's system and portable warehouse.

With Yang Lin, Duan Peng and Monk Wei alone, it is impossible to remove the 3 tons of gold, let alone empty the warehouse of the Devil Gendarmerie Brigade.

Even adding Li Yunlong, Huzi, Chu Yunfei, and Sun Ming is not enough.

1.5 tons is 1500 kg, 3000 catties.

7 people, shared equally, each person also needs to be responsible for 450 catties.

This weight, for some super strong men, may be able to lift it away, but it will definitely not go fast or far!

"Yoxi! Miyano-kun, your analysis is good. This batch of supplies, including gold, should still be in Heyuan County!"

After listening to Toshi Miyano's analysis, Shinozuka Yoshio paused and regained his confidence in his pension.

Immediately, he re-appointed a confidant to Heyuan County to succeed Hirata Ichiro, and he was fully responsible for investigating the matter.

Dig up the entire Heyuan County, and find out his pension!
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The time without war passed quickly, and 3 months passed in a blink of an eye.

However, compared with the stability of Shanxi, the world pattern has undergone tremendous changes.

On April 1940, 4, Germany sent troops to occupy Denmark and suddenly attacked Norway. After repelling the British and French expeditionary forces, they occupied the entire territory of Norway on June 9.

On May 5, the German army invaded Western Europe. On May 10, 5, and June 15, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France surrendered successively.British troops withdrew from continental Europe, and British mainland was seriously threatened by invasion.

The war in Europe stimulated Japan's desire to quickly subdue China in order to fight for hegemony in Asia and the Pacific.

On May 5, the Ministry of the Army of Japan formulated the "Strategy for Dealing with China Issues Aiming at Showa 10 and 15", which was officially passed at the Army Ministry and Ministry Summit held on May 16.The main point is to further unify and strengthen political strategy, strategy and strategy before the end of 5, so as to quickly force the KMT Chiang Kai-shek regime to surrender with all its strength.

From the perspective of the Japanese army base, whether it is Yang Lin's Zhongrui Regiment, the Eighth Route Army led by the Communist Party, or the Second War Zone led by Yan Laoxi, they are not too big for the overall strategic situation. Trouble.

As long as Chiang Kai-shek is forced to surrender, the above-mentioned units will be destroyed without attack and surrender without a fight.

Therefore, the Japanese base camp devoted its main energy to the southern battlefield. On May 1940, 5, it launched the largest Zaoyi battle since the Wuhan battle. At the same time, it also launched the Liangkou battle in Guangdong.

In order to defeat Chiang Kai-shek's will to resist in one fell swoop, the Japanese army also mobilized a large number of troops from North China.

This is also the fundamental reason why Yoshio Shinozuka strived for a quick victory in the Battle of Wenshuiguan!
Of course, it is impossible for the great Chinese army to let the little devil's plot succeed.

The little devils in Shanxi mainly focus on shrinking and maintaining stability, so we will take the initiative to attack!

December of the same year.

In accordance with the combat deployment of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the various departments of the Eighth Route Army simultaneously launched a large-scale counterattack against the Japanese and puppet troops in the enemy-occupied areas of the counties in North China!
In this campaign, the Eighth Route Army deployed 105 regiments of combat troops, with a total strength of more than 40.

Known as the "Hundred Regiments War" in history!
Originally, this battle would not start until August 1940, but because of Yang Lin's crossing, the Hundred Regiments Battle in this parallel world was moved forward two months!

The Hundred Regiments War was a large-scale offensive and anti-sweeping campaign launched by the Eighth Route Army in the Jinchaji region of North China during the Anti-Japanese War, and it was also the longest battle.

This battle caused the rear of the Japanese and puppet troops to be turned upside down and chaotic, and the lines of communication and communications were almost completely paralyzed.

It also cut off the Ping-Han railway line, which is the little devil's troop transport line and supply line from north to south.

It directly weakened the logistics and supply forces of the Japanese army in the south!
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In the stable time of these few months, not only Yang Lin's Zhongrui group has continued to grow and develop.

Li Yunlong's independent regiment has also expanded from the original 3 battalions to 9 battalions, with a full strength of more than 10000 troops.

Good guy, although Li Yunlong is only a regimental leader in name, he is already living the life of a teacher.

Coupled with this guy's shameless character, he is well versed in the essence of fast-tracking.

This makes the Independent Regiment not only the most powerful among the more than 100 main regiments of the Eighth Route Army, but also the most well-equipped.

This guy seems to have become a big dog!

And during the period when the Hundred Regiments War was unfolding, this big dog didn't stay idle for a day.

He had repeatedly disobeyed orders, and instead of receiving a combat mission, he threw himself directly into the battle.

The Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army also continued to grow in strength in battle after battle, and seized a large amount of armed equipment and supplies.

Make this guy the best of the best of dogs!

Not only that, Li Gou Dahu also coerced Yang Lin and Chu Yunfei to join the battle to expand the results of the battle against the enemy.

Yang Lin's Zhongrui regiment has been training for so long, and he has long wanted to drag it out to practice. Besides, as a traverser, he is also very clear about the Hundred Regiments War, so he is naturally willing to help the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, without even thinking about it, he agreed to Li Yunlong's request.

As for Chu Yunfei, although he was born in Huangpu and is Yan Laoxi's loyal subordinate, but unlike Yan Laoxi and Mrs. Jiang, although he is not pro-communist, he also does not hate the communist party.

In his view, the Eighth Route Army led by the Communist Party is also China's national defense force, so he is also happy to provide some support to the Eighth Route Army when necessary.

Coupled with his personal friendship with Li Yunlong, and the presence of Yang Lin, a tactical advisor in the theater.

Therefore, after careful consideration, although Chu Yunfei did not directly agree to Li Yunlong's request, he chose to acquiesce.

So, the three of them fought side by side, pulled the front line more than 100 kilometers away, and rushed and fought in the enemy-occupied area.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie were also people who had eaten meat with Yang Lin. Seeing that Li Yunlong had pulled Yang Lin into the gang without notifying them, they secretly scolded Li Yunlong for being despicable and shameless for eating alone, and they also joined in.

Thus, the five of them formed the famous five giants in Northwest Shanxi!

The battle line is stretched and deepened again!
In less than a week, their troops pulled out dozens of strongholds of the Japanese and puppet troops, and took back several important towns, annihilating more than 3000 Japanese and puppet troops.

This is all thanks to the power of the artillery.

In the past, due to the lack of heavy firepower weapons, the Eighth Route Army had difficulty conquering even ordinary bunkers, let alone attacking towns.

Every time the enemy's bunker was to be pulled out, he had to rely on human life to pile it up, and in the way of death squads, he carried explosives to blow it up.

But now, with artillery with a caliber above 75mm, the enemy's bunker is a living target.

If one shot can't solve it, then two shots!

After the Japanese army units in North China were attacked by the Eighth Route Army, they quickly made corresponding combat deployments.

Neiji Okamura, commander of the Japanese North China Front Army, dispatched troops overnight and sent additional troops to fight against the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese army in North China dispatched a full force of 3 divisions, plus 5 independent mixed brigades, and more than 10 puppet troops of independent brigades, with a total strength of more than 15.

After the combat troops were assembled, they immediately launched a counterattack campaign against the Eighth Route Army.

Under the instructions of the headquarters, the various departments of the Japanese army divided their troops to sweep and approach the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army base area in an attempt to form a situation of encirclement on all sides and wipe them out once and for all.

The Eighth Route Army headquarters learned of the enemy's combat intelligence, and immediately divided up and transferred troops to avoid the enemy's sharp edge.

Use various tactics such as sparrow warfare, mine warfare, and curtain-raising warfare to fight against the devil's sweep.

Among them, the sparrow battle is the most troublesome for the little devil.

When sparrows are looking for food and flying, they never fly in groups. Most of them are one or two, three or five, a dozen or so. The guerrilla warfare method created by eating method is called "sparrow warfare".

Sparrow warfare is a guerrilla warfare method commonly used by the Eighth Route Army to defeat the strong with the weak.

The main force of the Eighth Route Army was broken into pieces and formed into combat teams, coming and going, gathering and dispersing, active and flexible.

Sometimes in twos and threes, sometimes in groups, haunting mountains and dense forests, narrow valleys, tunnels, dark holes, and green gauze tents, like sparrows pecking at food, shooting east and west, out of the enemy's mind, taking advantage of the gaps and grabbing the enemy , a burst of beating.

When the enemy counterattacks, they immediately evacuate and hide without a trace.When the enemy retreated, they came roaring, gunshots rang out, and killing sounds filled the field.The enemy can't hit, chase but can't catch up, can't eat well, can't sleep well, and falls into a state of restlessness and embarrassment.

The little devil was tortured terribly by the sparrow war of the Eighth Route Army.

Frustrated and angry, the Japanese mopping up troops divided into several groups and launched retaliatory raids on the anti-Japanese base areas in North China.

Compared with before, the Japanese army's raids are even crazier and their methods are more cruel!
The devil commander ordered the troops to implement the three-light policy, kill people when they see them, burn houses when they see them, loot livestock and food when they see them, and burn them if they can't take them away!
The base of the Eighth Route Army, in the direction of Lijiapo.

A Japanese unit of the Japanese army interspersed among the high mountains and entered the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army base in a daze.

The military structure of this Japanese army probably has a brigade.

They carried a large number of light and heavy weapons, grenades, heavy machine guns, and many mortars.

This Japanese army is the notorious Yamazaki Brigade in history.

The captain's name was Yamazaki Zhihei, with the rank of lieutenant assistant, and he was short and stocky.

Yamazaki Brigade Li Siyu Japanese Infantry 29th Brigade, 12th Wing, with a strength of 1300.

Yamazaki Zhiping led his troops to go deep alone, with the purpose of finding the main force of the Eighth Route Army and cooperating with the main force of the Japanese army on the periphery to encircle and destroy it.

At this time, Yamazaki Zhihei, who was going around in the mountains and forests, did not realize that he had lost his way.

Because the terrain of the base area of ​​the Eighth Route Army is very complicated, there are mountains and mountains everywhere, and the terrain looks similar at a glance.

Without an acquaintance as a guide, the little devil is not familiar with the environment and terrain, and it is normal to get lost.

noon.

"stop!"

The leader, Yamazaki Zhihei, looked up at the scorching sun above his head, raised his hand, and stopped the troops.

Instead, he got off his horse and walked to the high ground beside the road, then raised the binoculars in his hand to observe the surrounding terrain.

After a while, through observation, Yamazaki Zhihei slowly realized that something was wrong with the surrounding terrain coordinates, as if he was leading troops around in circles.

Immediately, Yamazaki Zhihei put down the binoculars in his hand and called out a devil staff officer.

The staff officer of Captain Guizi strode up the slope. When he came to Yamazaki Zhihei, he suddenly nodded and asked for instructions: "Your Excellency, Captain! Are you looking for me?"

Yamazaki Zhihei nodded, and then asked: "Maeda-kun, the terrain around here seems to be a bit wrong, where is our current marching position?"

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(End of this chapter)