Comrade, your ingredients are too complicated.

Chapter 174 Three Lights
Just as Huang He was thinking about the future with the new decision, the North China Front Army Command far in the north was about to be smashed to pieces.

After receiving two red iron fists in just a few dozen days, Hayao Tada almost lost his mind. This proud devil could not accept that the Eighth Route Army turned the sky upside down in North China.

When he first received the information, he thought that the Eighth Route Army was just doing a dying counterattack.After all, the cage policy he implemented was very successful, and this was expected.

And in his memory, the opponent's main force is only three divisions.Even with the addition of those messy militias, it will not pose any great threat to the Japanese locust army.

Unexpectedly, more than a hundred regiments of the Eighth Route Army spent a month destroying many railways throughout North China, and many transportation lines suffered serious blows.

The cage policy that I have painstakingly worked on for many years turned out to be like a joke.

Under this series of blows, he finally realized one thing.

The North China Front Army needs to have a new understanding of the Eighth Route Army, and must reorganize its forces to deal a resolute blow to the Eighth Route Army in North China.

While Tada Hayao was thinking hard about the solution, Chief of Staff Yukio Kasahara came in with a telegram from the new commander of the Army Garrison in Mongolia.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I don't know what you are worried about. The rapid expansion of the army will definitely lead to a decline in quality. This is common sense that everyone knows."

"Although the enemy claims to have 105 regiments, there is a lot of water in it. After two major battles, their main force will be somewhat lost."

"At this time, as long as we concentrate our forces, we can easily defeat them."

Tada Hayao nodded after regaining his composure, and he took the letter and began to read it.The new commander of the Mongolian Army is very thoughtful, much more decisive than Naozaburo Okabe.

"Okay! Then agree to the other party's request and attack together! Try to get rid of the Eighth Route Army, which is a serious problem!"

"Give Yoshio Shinozuka one last chance. If he is still so useless, let Yoshio Iwamatsu get ready. The first army should also change its spirit."

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Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka sat in the chief seat of the conference room with a gloomy look.

Ever since the Eighth Route Army launched the Hundred Regiments War, the old devil had to call all the staff for a meeting every day, and from time to time there would be a lucky guy to meet him for a big fight.

However, today's situation is different from the past. Good news came from all over Jin Province one after another.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, after several days of emergency repairs, some railways have been reopened to traffic. Although the traffic volume has not yet reached its peak, Taiyuan and Shimen are already open to traffic."

"The two flying teams transferred from the direction of North P have arrived at Qinxian Airport. Major Asakawa has awakened, and it is expected to resume combat effectiveness in half a month."

"The garrison in Mongolia also sent a telegram, and they are sure to arrive in Jin Province in five days."

These news made Shinozuka Yoshio smile for a long time, and he patted the shoulder of the staff in front of him very rarely to show encouragement.

The First Army has been beaten by the Eighth Route Army for more than a month because of its lack of troops.If the other party didn't know enough was enough, the old devil might not be able to resist using the three divisions near Zhongtiao Mountain.

With the support of the Mongolian Army, Yoshio Shinozuka is confident in organizing a counterattack.

Moreover, the supplementary source of troops includes armored troops and cavalry. As long as they operate on suitable terrain, they can definitely catch the Eighth Route Army by surprise.

Lu Hang was also an unexpected surprise. Yoshio Shinozuka himself did not expect that after losing a flying team, not only was he not blamed, but he had new additions.

Considering that the enemy in Jin Province has almost no air defense capabilities, the aircraft of the First Army this time are mainly bombers, and the attack efficiency on the ground is many times higher.

In the following time, it only needs a period of training and running-in to form combat effectiveness.

After the last staff officer left, Chief of Staff Kusuyama Hideyoshi came to the meeting room with a folder.Judging from the varying degrees of scars on his face, it is obvious that he has been beaten a lot in recent days.

"Nani!"

Shinozuka Yoshio's jaw dropped from the first message in the folder.

Nanshan Hideyoshi was sent to investigate the troops that bombarded Taiyuan Airport. After several days of hard work, the First Army finally figured out that it was the Eighth Route Army that attacked its own airport.

After learning that he misunderstood a potential ally, the swordsman is furious.He drew out his command saber, and slashed hard at the opponent's shoulder with the back of the saber.

The chief of staff who was in pain snorted, bowed his head and saluted, and took out the map he had just drawn and handed it to his commander.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, the intelligence agencies haven't figured out the number of the opponent yet, but we have found out the attack route and retreat route of the Eighth Route Army."

Shinozuka Yoshio took the map handed over by the other party. There are two routes clearly marked on the map, and there are various annotations along the way. It is obvious that the map maker was very careful.

Such a move made the old devil barely calm down, he retracted his command knife and began to analyze the opponent's route.

Just half a minute later, Shinozuka Yoshio gradually narrowed his eyes, and his whole body exuded a beast-like aura.

"The opponent came prepared. Not only did the route perfectly avoid all the strongholds, but they also made reasonable use of the terrain advantage when retreating to isolate the impact of the chasing troops on them,"

"I have to say that the Eighth Route Army's so-called enemy bases are really good. The mass base of these beggars is simply against the sky. I really don't know why they have such a large appeal."

"It's really troublesome to be targeted by such enemies, and we can't let them develop any longer."

Although the other staff officers did not see the specific battle report, they all knew that the opposing commander was not mediocre.

The route may have been planned before departure. This is a contest between the staff departments of the two sides.But the choice of the timing of the attack is completely a manifestation of personal ability.

Thinking of this, Shinozuka Yoshio couldn't help but patted the table in front of him heavily.The more excellent the enemy is, the more he wants to kill the opponent to avoid future troubles.

Tada Hayao was already dissatisfied with him about the doctor and the hospital.The old devil knew that if he didn't do something, someone else would soon take his place.

Kusuyama Hideyoshi is naturally aware of this.

Although they have been drawn a lot recently, the two of them are both prosperous and the other is lost.Once the commander of the First Army is changed, he must have nothing good to eat, and it is the grace of the locust to be thrown into the reserve.

Facts have proved that there are no idiots who can achieve this position. Kusuyama Hideyoshi has long found the key factor for the victory of the new second regiment.Pointing to the map he drew, he tentatively said:

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, the Eighth Route Army dispatched at least 300 people and carried a large amount of weapons and ammunition. Such a team was able to reach Taiyuan silently. The people of the Republic of China must have contributed."

After hearing this sentence, Shinozuka Yoshio nodded in agreement.

It is more than 100 kilometers from the Yuliao area to Taiyuan. Even if the Eighth Route Army has four legs, it is impossible to reach it overnight, and they must rest halfway.

After the first phase of the Hundred Regiments War ended, in order to prevent being caught off guard again, the First Army arranged a very dense observation post and plainclothes patrols along this section of the road.

If there is no foothold during the day, even the most elite troops in the world will be exposed.

"It seems that our ability to control the security area is still far from enough. Someone actually covered such a huge team and luggage under our noses."

"Send someone to investigate and see which villagers are the same as the former and the latter. Catch them and kill them as an example."

"Hi!"

After receiving the order, Kusuyama Hideyoshi was about to turn around and leave.

But at this moment, Shinozuka Yoshio kept him.The old devil took off his glasses, and his eyes were full of madness.

"Mr. Nanshan, the Eighth Route Army's nonsense is over, don't you want revenge?"

Speaking of this, he took out a military order from his arms, which was just sent by Hayao Tada this morning,

"The goal this time is to completely destroy the enemy's so-called three major bases. The North China Front Army and the Mongolian Army will jointly act!"

The garrison in Mongolia had a new commander some time ago, and Yamawaki Masataka was ready to attack the Eighth Route Army on his first day of employment.

In just four years, the army has expanded to 105 regiments. This is in the occupied area of ​​my brother's country!

What puzzled the devil lieutenant general the most was why the Eighth Route Army had a full set of French light weapons.

As we all know, learning Gallic chicken has a very long history.From the beginning of the Meiji Restoration, the object of the Devil Army's study was the Gallic chicken.

Masataka Yamawaki can become a lieutenant general because he has a deep understanding of magic weapons.

This devil is very worried about one thing. His scalp tingles when he thinks that he may be chased and bombed by various French cannons in the future.

Judging from the current situation, if left alone, the strength of the Eighth Route Army is likely to surpass that of the First Army or the Mongolian Army.

In order to kill the powerful enemy in the cradle, Yamawaki Masataka contacted Hayao Tada on his first day in office, hoping that the other party could join him in encircling and suppressing the enemy.

However, the premise of the attack is to find out where the main force of the Eighth Route Army is.If you can't even find the enemy, strangulation can only be a fantasy.

Although the superiors had already arranged the response plan, Yoshio Shinozuka, an old devil, wanted to test his staff members. He wanted to see if there were any talents in his staff staff.

It's a pity that the young staff officers were afraid of being scolded, and no one answered when the room was full.In the end, Kusuyama Hideyoshi came to the rescue in time, ending the awkward atmosphere in the conference room.

"I think that all troops should take the brigade as the standard and go deep into the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army! Use the lives of the peasants of the Republic of China to force them out!"

In the past, the devils were limited by their own strength and supply capabilities, so they were not strong enough to mop up the base areas.

Coupled with the fact that the devils did not pay enough attention to the Eighth Route Army at that time, the small days of the North China Front Army were mostly carried out in the form of crusade teams.

This mode of continuous entry of small groups of troops into the mountains is very easy to solve, and they will be resolutely eliminated with all their strength.The Eighth Route Army often used more to fight less, and the devils naturally suffered a great loss from ambushes.

But this trick can't be used often, and the young days are not without brains.

At that time, the Eighth Route Army played the tactic of luring the enemy to go deep again, that is, the small Eighth Route Army accidentally encountered a small day and was defeated by the heroic and invincible Japanese locust army.

In order to expand the victory, the locust army resolutely pursued, but accidentally fell into the encirclement of the cunning Eighth Route Army.

But once the troops are increased, the Eighth Route Army will break up and hide in the mountains.

Faced with this situation, Kusuyama Hideyoshi decided to press directly into the three bases with large forces.Threatening the common people and their lives and property to force the opponent's main force to come out.

"The flanging tactics only existed in 42."

After all, the root of the base areas lies in the common people, and the Eighth Route Army must not be indifferent to the devils doing this.

After hearing this answer, Shinozuka Yoshio applauded lightly, as if he was quite satisfied with the answer.

"Yang Mou, it's not bad."

"If the teams cooperate properly, maybe it can have a good effect. It's a pity, this tactic is not cruel enough!"

Having said that, the old devil slowly read out the order issued by the two commanders together.

他们决定以第一军的第36师团，重建的独立混成第4旅团和驻蒙军下辖的第110师团、独立混成第15旅团，共计4万余人。

At the beginning of October, the Taihang and Taiyue military regions began to sweep.

Among them, the independent and mixed 4th brigade went south from Yangquan to attack Liao County.The 36th Division headed north from Changzhi and also marched towards Liao County, creating a situation of pinching attacks from north to south.

The reason for taking so much trouble is also very simple, it is to find the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army!

The 110th Division and the 15th Brigade attacked southwest from the Juma River, focusing on raiding Wang Kuai and Fuping, trying to capture the headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

Moreover, the two beasts also demanded from their subordinates that this operation should not only eliminate the regular troops of the Eighth Route Army, but also eliminate the common people in the base areas.

All people in the enemy's area, regardless of men, women, old or young, should be killed.

All houses should be burned down.All grain and fodder that cannot be transported will also be burned.All pots and bowls must be broken, and all wells must be buried or poisoned.

They want to use this inhumane policy to create more no man's land.The Eighth Route Army could not get any support and help from the people, let alone fight guerrilla warfare.

Once the opponent mobilizes troops to block or try to destroy the troops entering its base area, the attacked will defend on the spot.

As long as you can persist until the arrival of reinforcements, you will be able to eat the opponent's troops.

It is also a conspiracy, but more ruthless.This tactic is clearly telling the Eighth Route Army to either fight decisively or let him destroy the base.

However, none of Shinozuka Yoshio, Yamawaki Masataka, or Tada Hayao thought of one thing, that is, Huang He made another wave of equipment updates for the Eighth Route Army.

Troops that originally lacked heavy weapons began to be equipped with French artillery.The armored force that Xiaotian is proud of will undergo the most severe test in Jin Province.

At the same time, Masataka Yamawaki took another big step towards the title of Master of Prophecy.

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After the second phase of the Hundred Regiments War ended, Captain Li was a little out of his mind every day.Not only was there no battle during this period, but there was also no news about the training of the airborne troops.

Lao Li, who had nothing to do, took advantage of the opportunity to go to the logistics department to collect supplies, and quietly touched Huang He's laboratory.

　very painful, very painful

　　The big brothers in the ward made me feel like I was in the artillery position...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)