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Chapter 164: The Second Stage of the Hundred Regiments Battle!

September [-], Wuxiang County.

Since Yoshio Shinozuka suffered a great loss in the first stage of the Hundred Regiments War, in order to prevent similar things from happening again, the old devil began to gather the troops of the First Army to prepare for a counterattack.

Considering the safety of the headquarters, the deputy commander ordered the transfer of the station to the depths of the southeast Shanxi base.

While the comrades of the three main forces are still celebrating the victory in the previous stage, the staff at the headquarters are already considering how to deploy to take advantage of the victory in the next stage.

In fact, the deputy commander-in-chief didn't want to attack again so early. First, the troops hadn't rested yet, and second, the new weapons hadn't been fully deployed to the troops.

What's more, Huang He specially greeted some time ago, explaining that there will be a batch of artillery equipment after the 28th.

However, Toshi Tada and Yoshio Shinozuka are not fools. The North China Front Army has begun to integrate existing resources after suffering from the loss of scattered forces.

If the time continues to drag on, the enemy's troops lost in the first stage will have to be replaced, and there is a high probability that there will be no chance to expand the results of the battle.

These days, the deputy commander-in-chief and the deputy chief of staff have hardly had a good rest. Together, they repeatedly analyzed the current situation and distribution of the enemy and us.

According to the dynamics of the devils in Jin Province and Hebei Province, the two of them believe that the current local troops should continue to monitor the enemy's actions, and continue to carry out small-scale road breaking when conditions permit.

It is not necessary to stare at the railway, as long as it is the enemy's transportation network, you can start.

The main forces of the three military regions must familiarize themselves with new weapons while resting, and carefully summarize experience and lessons.Strive to improve the deficiencies in the first stage and prepare for the battle in the second stage.

In the combat conference room of the headquarters, the military map is still hung under the wooden plaque that wiped out the Japanese invaders and returned our mountains and rivers, but the original map around the Zhengtai Line has been replaced with a topographic map of Jin Province and Hebei Province.

The deputy commander stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back. He stared at the enemy-occupied area in deep thought. No one could guess what the man in front of him was planning.

"Our attack plan in the first phase was very successful, and the mission on Zhengtai Road was basically completed. Next, we need to broaden our horizons and use the railway as a benchmark to start fighting on both sides."

"The focus of the action should be on the enemy's stronghold that goes deep into the base area. Since Yoshio Shinozuka dares to send troops deep into our hinterland, let's not be polite!"

"Let the three main forces minimize the enemy-occupied area! Further expand the results of the battle."

As soon as these words came out, all the staff officers in the combat conference room nodded in agreement.

The previous battle was very successful. Not only did the whole country call to congratulate, but even the rear asked if such a battle could be organized once or twice.

Everyone brainstormed and aired their opinions, and soon there was a prototype for the second-stage combat opportunity.

The deputy chief of staff walked to the military map, pointed to those obtrusive enemy marks and said:
"These strongholds inserted by the enemy into our anti-Japanese base areas are like wedges. They pose a great threat to the base areas. We should resolutely pull them out!"

The deputy commander showed a very satisfied smile when he saw the targets chosen by the other party.

The tacit understanding of the two partners for many years is clear at a glance, and their eyes are all focused on Yushe and Liao County in the Taihang area.

Although in the first stage, the [-]th Brigade destroyed many enemy strongholds on the Zhengtai Line, Jun Tada's cage policy was not so easy to break.

The entire southeast Shanxi base area is still not completely connected, and Yushe and Liao County, which are occupied by devils on the north and south sides, are cut off in the middle.

Moreover, these two counties also threatened the security of the headquarters to some extent.

Yushe is more than 40 kilometers due north of Wuxiang County, and Liao County is more than 50 kilometers northeast of the headquarters. From the military map, the three points perfectly form a triangle.

Yoshio Shinozuka currently has insufficient troops, and the First Army has not yet swept this position.But once the devils are relieved to launch a new round of revenge, it will definitely have an impact on the headquarters.

Moreover, the geographical location of these two counties is very important to both the enemy and us.

Starting from Liao County, follow the highway all the way northward, passing through Heshun and Pingding, you can go directly to Yangquan, an important town in Shanxi Province.

Yushe in the west is located in the middle of the Baijin Railway that runs across the southeast of Shanxi. From here, the little devils can threaten Jincheng if they go south, and the devils from Taiyuan can also go south directly to support.

Cooperating with the railway and highway, the devil used these two county towns to divide the base area in southeast Shanxi into three parts, which was really a thorn in the side of the deputy commander.

If the two big enemy strongholds of Yushe and Liao County can be eradicated, it will be a one-shot attack and revitalize the whole.

After the devil loses these two important strategic transportation fulcrums, the cage policy in this area will also be completely shattered. At that time, Shinozuka Yoshio and Tada Toshi will have to consider how to keep the first army.

After allocating the action plan of the [-]th Division, everyone in the combat conference room began to study the situation in other military regions.

The problems faced by the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area are similar to those in the southeast of Shanxi. Even after considering the scope of the enemy's strength, the living conditions of the comrades there are even worse.

The deputy commander kept twisting his belt, and finally decided on the target of the attack.

"Tada Jun, this old devil, is really changing the soup without changing the medicine! That is to say, our motherland has a vast territory, otherwise he would have tried his best to find four counties with such similar geographical locations."

"You all come and see, this is really a serious problem for our Eighth Route Army!"

The reason why the situation is similar is that Laiyuan is located in the west of central Hebei Province, close to Jin Province, and Lingqiu is located in the northeast of Jin Province, close to Hebei Province.

These two counties are connected by a Lai-Ling Highway, which happens to be inserted in the middle of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area. Isn't this situation the same as in Southeast Shanxi?

Moreover, the headquarters of the Devils North China Front Army is in Beiping, and the headquarters of the Mongolian Army is in Zhangjiakou.

Once Xiaotian uses these two counties as a springboard to attack the Jinchaji base at any cost, comrades may not be able to hold it.

On the other hand, devils can sit back and relax, after all, the Lailing Highway is only [-] kilometers long.The relatively flat road makes it easy for the devil's motorized troops or cavalry to support each other.

The enemy has always regarded these two counties as important towns, as important strategic nodes to divide and eliminate the Jinchaji base area.

Comrades in the Jinchaji Military Region did not sit still.

Last autumn, when the "Master of Guerrilla Warfare" Norihide Abe led the Second Independent Mixed Brigade to attack Laiyuan on a large scale, he was hit head-on by Commander Yang of the first division.

In the end, the flower of the locust army died on the Huangtu Ridge.

Knowing the importance of this position, the devil naturally refused to let it go.

The North China Front Army quickly reorganized the Second Independent Mixed Brigade, cooperated with the No.20 Sixth Division to completely occupy Laiyuan and Lingqiu, and established multiple strongholds nearby.

After the first stage of the Hundred Regiments War, a lot of vitality was lost due to the devils.As long as you are optimistic about the mobile troops stationed in Mongolia, there is a great possibility that these two nails will be pulled out!
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On September [-]th, the new second regiment was stationed.

Our regimental commander Li just came back from the division headquarters. As soon as he entered his room, Zhao Gang and the three battalion commanders walked in behind him.

As a core regiment, the presence of the New Second Regiment in the first stage of the Hundred Regiments War was simply against the sky.

Not only completed the mission of the Paluan Army, but also supported the main 772 regiment to complete the raid mission, and even made a long-distance raid to assist the [-]th Brigade to break through Yangquan County.

What's more, Zhuzi killed Katayama Shotaro with one shot during the operation. Even the brigade commander and division commander couldn't help but praise the new second regiment for such a feat.

It is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality. After everyone has done so many great things, their mentality has more or less changed.

Although it is also very important to destroy the devil's transportation network, everyone hopes that this time they can follow the brigade headquarters to fight against the devil a few times with real swords and guns.

This is not blind self-confidence, but the self-confidence brought to them by the soaring strength of the new second regiment.

Facing the scorching gazes of the four, Lao Li took a sip of water from a large bowl without haste.Seeing the other party's appearance of showing off, Zhao Gang was irritated by Li Yunlong's pretentiousness!

"Drink, drink, drink! You know how to drink! Are you a buffalo? Tell me quickly! How is this combat mission assigned!"

The majesty of his own political commissar made Captain Li shrank his neck. He put down the big bowl in his hand, and quickly told the things that the division headquartered told him.

"Our division's goal this time is to recover Yushe and Liao County, and we will launch a major operation in the Liaoyu area! Besides, we are destroying the northern section of Baijin Road."

"This time, our brigade commander is in charge of commanding the main force of the brigade headquarters and the two regiments of the Desperate First Column. The attack targets are Yushe County and several strongholds on the Yuliao line."

After listening to the tasks of the division headquarters and the brigade headquarters, everyone in the room was very excited.After all, after waiting for more than half a month, I finally received the order from the superior.

Compared with the first stage, the overall scope of this operation is relatively small, and there are fewer targets.The outspoken Zhang Dabiao was afraid that there would be no battle, so he blurted out and asked:

"Regiment commander! What is the mission of our new second regiment! The division commander and the brigade commander praised us for a long time, so they can't give us the work of the local troops again?"

After hearing this question, Li Yunlong originally wanted to answer it directly.But he has been teased by Huang He a lot recently, so he had an idea to do some work.

Lao Li pretended to be wronged, just like a little daughter-in-law, and said to the four people in the room falteringly:

"The division commander said that although our new second regiment has good combat effectiveness, its strength is too small. After participating in the first stage, the actual combat experience is enough."

"In order to preserve our strength, is it our regiment's business to attack Yushe County?"

As soon as these words came out, the political commissars and battalion commanders showed expressions of surprise.

As the only regiment-level unit with siege experience in the [-]th Brigade, the four of them never expected that the candidates for the main attack this time would not be part of the New Second Regiment.

Zhang Dabiao tentatively asked: "Did the brigade commander ask us to be a reserve team?"

If you don't grab the main attack task, the reserve team is actually not bad.

As far as the first stage of operations is concerned, basically all the reserve teams have reached the front line.After all, the Hundred Regiments War was an unprecedented battle, and unexpected enemies appeared in many places.

Under the expectant eyes of the four, Captain Li still shook his head, denying his battalion commander's speculation.

This awkward look made Zhao Gang go up in anger, he frowned, abandoned the elegance of a scholar, and slapped the table heavily.

"Li Yunlong, what's the matter with you! You've been scolding this and that yelling in the regiment all day long, and you've been arguing for a long time! You just went to the meeting at the division headquarters! Why don't you argue with the division commander?"

"Is it true that the 772 regiment is fighting with you for the main attack again! What a waste of saving Cheng Shifa! White-eyed wolf! I don't know how to be humble! Could it be that we did a good job in the first stage?"

"Others are attacking county towns and strongholds, and our new second regiment is going to pick up railways again! Are you, Li Yunlong, stupid in reading and studying! Why don't you dare to fight with the brigade commander and division commander! Why are you so cowardly?"

It wasn't that Zhao Gang wanted to disobey the orders of his superiors. As a political commissar in the regiment, no one had stronger beliefs than him, so the orders of his superiors were naturally to be absolutely obeyed.

The reason why he shouted that was entirely because he wanted to take advantage of the new second regiment and use his existing siege experience to reduce damage to the main force of the [-]th brigade.

However, Zhao Gang's appearance really stunned everyone present. Thinking of the tactics used by his political commissar in the past, Li Yunlong felt a chill down his spine.

"Okay, okay! I won't quarrel with you. The division commander and the brigade commander are not fools. How can people not know the principle of making the best use of everything and making the best use of people?"

"Our regiment will be divided into two parts this time. Old Zhao, you will lead the first battalion and the second battalion to help attack the city, and I will lead the third battalion to destroy Taiyuan Airport!"

"Isn't this a bad mission? Hey, Cheng Xiazi won't be able to ride on my head in his life!"

In fact, the idea of ​​attacking Taiyuan Airport was also proposed by Li Yunlong.

Once Yushe is attacked, Taiyuan in the north will certainly not be indifferent, and Yoshio Shinozuka will definitely send reinforcements to support this important town.

The division headquarters has deployed multiple blocking troops along the way. Even if the First Army has mobilized some troops, it will definitely fall into the embarrassing situation of the last war.

At that time, his optimal solution must be to dispatch Army Aviation!As long as the devils can lose their air superiority, the attack of our [-]th Brigade will be unstoppable!
And at that time, the defense force near Taiyuan will definitely be very weak. Even if the airport cannot be blown up, the old devil Yoshio Shinozuka will not dare to add reinforcements unscrupulously.

"What's the point of beating the county seat? There is a brigade of devils in Yushe who are as good as the sky. At that time, thousands of people from the brigade will be surrounded, and it will be the same as catching bastards."

"The devil's plane is different. That's one less plane! Our troops don't have air defense capabilities at the moment. I'm doing this for the overall situation."

"Comrade Zhao Gang, your ideological awareness is not yet high, and you need to continue to strengthen it."

Although Li Yunlong pretended to be a coercion again, he did not deny that what he said was very reasonable.

Except for Yoshio Shinozuka's abandonment of Zhongtiao Mountain or the arrival of the garrison in Mongolia in time, Yushe and Liao County will definitely not be able to defend.Instead of going to join in the fun, it is better to come to the army to do something more meaningful.

Thinking of the crazy action of his team leader shooting against the Devil fighter last time, Zhao Gang said with some lingering fear:

"Everything is safe! Don't mess around!"

　Come, come, ask for everything!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)