The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Fuxin County Gaoye Division Headquarters.

Lieutenant General Takano was in a very good mood.

After the division assistant took full control of the road, the blockade ditch was immediately dug.

In just two days, the Eighth Route Army operating outside Fuxin City was divided into four by the Gaoye Division, unable to support or communicate with each other.

The main forces of the two reinforced regiments immediately entered the blockade area in the north of the city.

The Eighth Route Army operating in this area seemed to be really cornered.

From the moment the troops left the city, they were attacked by various cold guns and artillery attacks.

Because the frontal width of the blockade is only 20 to 30 kilometers, and the depth is no more than 50 kilometers at most, and the mopping up troops are large, Lieutenant General Takano is not worried that the mopping up troops will be ambushed by the Eighth Route Army because they divide their forces or go deep alone.

As long as a unit is attacked by a sneak attack, they will be sent out one brigade at a time, and they will stay behind the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops, with an attitude of not giving up until they are eliminated.

Although many soldiers died in the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack during this process, the counterattack effect was also very effective.

In just three days, more than 200 Eighth Route Army troops operating north of Fuxin were killed.

According to intelligence, there are no more than 500 Eighth Route Army troops operating in the north of the city.

As long as the mopping up troops continue their efforts, it will take at most three days to eliminate all the Eighth Route Army troops operating in this blockade area.

"Division commander..." The division chief of staff rushed in again with a happy face.

"The frontline mopping up troops just sent out good news... Another brigade successfully made dumplings for the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops, annihilating more than 40 people, and also captured a mortar and a heavy machine gun..."

"The troops defending the blockade ditch reported that an Eighth Route Army group of more than 20 people wanted to sneak across the blockade line, but they were discovered and annihilated around the blockade ditch."

"Coupled with these results, there are at most 200 Eighth Route Army troops operating north of Fuxin left."

The smile on Lieutenant General Takano's face grew wider.

Colonel Zhongshan took the opportunity to flatter him: "Division Commander..."

"The method of dividing the encirclement first, and then gathering heavy troops to defeat them individually is useful."

"As long as the main force of the division successfully eliminates the Eighth Route Army operating in the north of the city, the elimination of the Eighth Route Army in other directions will be just around the corner."

"You will also become the first organized division commander of the Kwantung Army to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army."

"Sir..."

Just when Colonel Zhongshan was about to continue flattering the two of them, the communications staff officer suddenly hurried over to greet them, but his expression was not solemn, indicating whether the news he brought was good or bad.

In order not to delay the military situation, Colonel Zhongshan decisively swallowed the flattery that was already on his lips, stared at the communications staff and asked: "What's the matter?"

"Aviation urgent call..."

"They found a large number of signs of Eighth Route Army activities in Wulan Mountain, north of the city..."

"Low-altitude reconnaissance shows that the Eighth Route Army is building fortifications on the Wulan Mountain, and it seems that they are going to fight a big battle with us there..."

"Nani? Is the Eighth Route Army crazy?" Lieutenant General Gao Ye's first reaction was that he heard wrongly.

He stayed in the North China battlefield for three full years and fought against the Eighth Route Army no less than a hundred times.

But there was never a positional battle with the Eighth Route Army.

Later, I concluded that the Eighth Route Army was poorly equipped, had no air support, and lacked ammunition. Fighting a positional battle with the North China Front Army was tantamount to seeking death.

Therefore, I will never fight a positional war with myself unless absolutely necessary. Although the Eighth Route Army operating in Fuxin was very powerful, its combat effectiveness far exceeded the other Eighth Route Army that he had encountered on the battlefield in North China.

But in front of the main force of the division under his command, it was still an egg against a rock.

Facing their own encirclement and suppression, they will definitely use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to deal with them, slowly consuming their own forces.

They even evacuated Fuxin directly to preserve their strength.

I never thought that they would fight a positional war with me.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Takano's first reaction after hearing the news was disbelief.

After receiving the telegram handed over by the communications staff, he read it twice before placing it on the table. He frowned at the same time and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "The Eighth Route Army will definitely not seek death on its own..."

"They actually want to fight us in a positional battle in Wulan Mountain. There must be a conspiracy we don't know about."

"I know them so well."

"Unless the people in the base area are threatened, they will never use their own shortcomings to overcome the enemy's strong points."

"Fight us with the positional warfare that you are least good at."

Colonel Zhongshan felt very aggrieved.

The Eighth Route Army did not engage in positional warfare long ago and did not engage in positional warfare until later, but waited until the arrival of the Koye Division.

If they choose to fight a positional battle before the Koye Division reinforces Fuxin, with the strength of the Fuxin garrison, they can kill them without reinforcements, so there is no need to wait until now.

But now that the matter has come to this, no matter how aggrieved I feel, I have no choice but to watch helplessly as this credit is taken away by the Takano Division.

He immediately expressed his thoughts to Lieutenant General Takano: "Division Commander..."

"No matter what the Eighth Route Army's conspiracy is, they only have a few hundred troops."

"In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy will be shattered and there will be no defense."

"Besides, we have an absolute advantage in strength. Once the troops clear out the Eighth Route Army operating in the north of the city and reach Wulan Mountain, we will be able to see immediately what the Eighth Route Army's purpose is."

Lieutenant General Takano nodded in recognition.

A few days ago, he would definitely not be so optimistic.

The mopping up troops killed two to three hundred Eighth Route Army elites in the north of the city in just three days, which made him feel that the Eighth Route Army operating in Fuxin was not that difficult to defeat, and his confidence and confidence suddenly became high.

When facing the Eighth Route Army again, they were no longer as timid as before.

And what Colonel Zhongshan said is very reasonable.

In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy will become vulnerable.

As long as he gathers a large number of troops and kills them, he will not be afraid no matter what the Eighth Route Army's plot is.

The little vigilance in his heart disappeared in an instant, and he confidently ordered: "Then first eliminate the Eighth Route Army operating in the north of Fuxin City, and then attack the Eighth Route Army operating in Wulan Mountain!"

"At the same time, contact the aviation force to closely monitor every move of the Eighth Route Army in Wulan Mountain, and report any situation to us immediately."

"The division headquarters also dispatched a scout to closely monitor every move of the Eighth Route Army in Wulan Mountain from the ground, trying to find out as much as possible the enemy's strength and equipment. If we can find out the truth about their positional battle with us in Wulan Mountain, The purpose is even better!”

Colonel Nakayama was very happy when he saw Lieutenant General Takano agreed to his proposal. The frustration caused by not fighting the Eighth Route Army in a positional battle was instantly wiped away. He immediately accepted the order: "I will go and make arrangements immediately..."

"We must find out all the strength and equipment of the Eighth Route Army before the main force of the division besieges Wulan Mountain, and create conditions for the main force to attack Wulan Mountain!" (End of this chapter)