People are shining their swords, secretly helping the Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi

Chapter 211 The Food Crisis of the Japanese and Puppet Army

"Contact the aviation unit and ask them to deploy a reconnaissance plane to search for the whereabouts of the Eighth Route Army."

"At the same time, the front-line troops participating in the war are required to deploy search troops to find the location of the main force of the Eighth Route."

"It's rare for them all to gather together this time. No matter what, we must completely annihilate them."

"Contact the Yamamoto special team. I have sent him the relevant equipment personnel. I hope he can achieve amazing results this time."

Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka came to the map and said with a serious expression on his face.

Up to now, the troops that should be assembled have all been assembled, and they have received a series of reinforcements.

Especially the reinforcements from Hebei Province are equipped with a certain number of tanks and armored vehicles.

These armored vehicles can be called invincible, and it is very difficult to destroy them.

At the same time, Kazuki Yamamoto's secret service team has gradually played a greater role until now.

With the arrival of reinforcements, the target of the secret service team will naturally not be an ordinary combat force.

The First Army Headquarters dispatched decipherers, radio detection vehicles and other personnel and equipment to the Yamamoto Special Forces.

Shinozuka Yoshio asked Yamamoto's secret service team to use these personnel and equipment to quickly lock the position of the eight-way command agency, and then quickly attack.

For the battle south of the Zhengtai Railway, the First Army has great ambitions. They are trying to completely annihilate the 129th Division.

Of course, they didn't know that whether it was Commander Liu or Brigadier Chen, they all had the ability to command large corps.

Yoshio Shinozuka wanted to annihilate them, which was not an easy task.

What's more, in the area too far north, there are also troops such as the Independent 48th Brigade and the New First Regiment.

These troops are like time bombs, posing a deadly threat to the little devil at any time.

After some deployment, Yoshio Shinozuka looked towards Xin County in the north.

As early as a few days ago, he had received a report that the troops stationed in the Mongolian army rushing to help had been hit, and the seventh division of the puppet Mongolian army was almost completely wiped out.

However, in Shinozuka Yoshio's view, there must be no problem with the puppet troops retreating to the hilly area for thousands of days to contain Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun, and Li Yunlong's troops.

"Here in Xin County, you must keep in touch at all times, and notify me immediately if there is any change."

"Although Chu Yunfei's independent 48th brigade, Li Yunlong's new regiment has been hit one after another."

"But these two troops must not be underestimated. They have strong combat capabilities."

"If we underestimate them, the only thing that will happen is that they will cause us a lot of trouble."

Shinozuka Yoshio pointed to the location of Xin County on the map and said with a serious expression on his face.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." Chief of Staff Kusuyama Hideyoshi immediately agreed.

But these little devils all knew that Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong's troops were bombed one after another, and they were mixed with the independent fourth brigade one after another, and were stationed in the Mongolian army to fight.

These two troops achieved certain results, but they also suffered relatively large casualties.

For several days in a row, these troops did not make any attacks.

The First Army Command made a clear judgment here. They analyzed that these two troops would not have any attack capabilities in a short period of time.

Even the head of the first section, Chief Zuo, has proposed that after encircling and annihilating the 129th Division, troops can be quickly dispatched to the north to encircle and annihilate these two units.

At present, the First Army Command believes that there will be no accidents here in Xin County, and their attention is completely focused on Zhengtai Railway.

And the second lesson here is to immediately dispatch intelligence personnel to secretly contact Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui, hoping that they can bring the troops back to the water.

The little devil offered them the prices of the head and deputy head before, but this time they raised the price.

As long as Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui come with troops, the Japanese army will give them the posts of brigade commander and deputy brigade commander.

At the same time, they will also be given luxury houses in major towns such as Taiyuan in Jin Province, as well as related gold bars.

Of course, if Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui could directly kill Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun, then the price offered by the Japanese army would be even greater.

The little devil's intelligence personnel began to look for opportunities and prepared to negotiate with them.

It's just that the Japanese army doesn't know it at all. After the independent 48th brigade was supplemented at this time, their overall strength has been greatly improved.

And both Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong wanted to completely annihilate the thousands of puppet troops in the hilly area.

Time is passing, the area south of Zhengtai Railway.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, in a village near the Taihang Mountains.

Commander Liu began to meet with Brigadier Chen, and the two immediately discussed and deployed based on the current situation.

After drawing up a detailed battle plan, they came to the map and looked at the location of Xin County.

"The Tongpu Railway was severely damaged. This battle is beyond our imagination."

"Master, Li Yunlong has a lot of problems, but he really has nothing to say about commanding operations."

"The current strength of the new regiment is not weaker than the earliest main field regiments."

"The role they played this time is really unimaginable."

Brigadier Chen looked at Master Liu in front of him, and said with a feeling on his face.

"Li Yunlong deserves credit. After the battle is over, I will give him credit in person."

"Of course, this thorny head can't boast. If he praises, something will happen. It's true that he can fight, but his ability to cause trouble is better than fighting."

"Our side is going to be transferred out one after another, so there is no need for them to come here, let them stay in Xin County to fight."

"By the way, Kong Jie's independent regiment can also participate in the battle. Let them advance towards Xin County, and Li Yunlong will command them together."

"Our two regiments, plus the independent 48th Brigade, are enough for the little devils in Xin County to drink a pot."

"Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun's troops have helped a lot this time."

"Independent and mixed fourth brigade, more than 1 troops stationed in Mongolia as reinforcements, without them, I really can't imagine the consequences."

Master Liu nodded, he agreed with Li Yunlong's commanding ability.

Originally, the battle here was intended to send a new regiment back to aid, but the situation has changed now.

According to the situation in Xin County, Master Liu made another adjustment.

Not only did he keep Li Yunlong's new regiment in Xin County, but he also deliberately transferred Kong Jie's independent regiment there.

Master Liu's thoughts are self-evident. He hopes that these two regiments can unite with the independent 48th Brigade and continue to make big moves in Xin County.

As for the battle of the Independent 48th Brigade, Commander Liu highly praised it.

After all, they were in Xin County, but they contained more than 1 Japanese and puppet troops.

If there is no independent 48th brigade to contain, these more than 1 Japanese puppet troops will be a great threat no matter whether they are on the Tongpu Railway or the Zhengtai Railway.

"Yes, sir." Brigadier Chen agreed with a salute.

Immediately afterwards, Brigadier Chen quickly dispatched messengers and immediately contacted the Kong Jie Independent Regiment.

For a time, the main battlefield here in Hebei Province was on the Zhengtai Railway, and the little devils assembled more than 2 troops to prepare for the encirclement and pincer attack.

Here in Xin County, it has been silent for several days, and there is still no fighting between the two sides.

The five infantry brigades of the Japanese and puppet troops closely defended the hilly area with the cooperation of artillery, and they continued to reinforce their positions.

Tsuda Mitake and Harada Kenzo, two major generals of the Japanese army, met one after another, and they continued to discuss.

As night fell and the lights came on, kerosene lamps were lit at Kenzo Harada's headquarters.

Mitake Tsuda came to the headquarters with a serious face, and he looked towards Kenzo Harada.

At present, the headquarters of the First Army has arrangements, and Kenzo Harada commands the operations in a unified manner.

But Harada Kenzao was defeated, and thousands of puppet Mongolian troops were all wiped out.

Since the last defeat, Tsuda Mitake's attitude towards Harada Kenzo has changed a lot.

He definitely wouldn't care about the casualties of the puppet Mongolian army, but he felt that Harada Kenzo's ability was not much better than his own.

"Harada-kun, our position has been repeatedly reinforced, and it is already very complete."

"But there is a problem, that is, we don't have much food left."

"Although we continue to limit the food of the puppet Mongolian army, our troops are also very consumed now."

"If we don't get replenishment for a few days, it won't be long before we're without any food."

"Once the Jinsui army on the periphery adopts a long-term siege strategy, they can trap us to death without attacking."

Tsuda Mitake looked at Harada Kenzo and said with a serious expression on his face.

Now the Independent 48th Brigade is besieging the Japanese and puppet troops in many ways, and they are indeed safe and secure in the hilly area.

However, there is not much food to provide in the hilly areas, and now the Japanese and puppet troops are in short supply.

Even if the puppet Mongolian army can only eat one meal a day, there is no guarantee that the little devil will have enough to eat.

If this continues, the Japanese and puppet troops will have no food to eat.

"I have noticed this matter and quickly contacted the military headquarters."

"The Army Command is currently focusing on fighting on the Zhengtai Railway, so it is temporarily unable to provide us with support."

"I brought you here this time mainly to discuss this matter. I am going to send troops to move north to open up the connection with Yuanping City."

"We can get the corresponding food from Yuanping City to ensure that we can hold on here for a long time."

Kenzo Harada pointed to the location of Hara Pingcheng on the map, and said calmly.

Mitake Tsuda frowned, with some worry on his face.

After all, they are guarding on the high ground. Once the Jinsui army attacks, they can still use the terrain advantage to launch an effective defense.

But if they want to leave the highlands and open up the connection with Yuanping City, they don't have any advantage.

Once hit, the consequences would be disastrous.

After all, their total strength is now more than 6000 people. Once casualties continue to occur, it might be wiped out with this small force.

"Mr. Tsuda, you don't have to worry. Don't forget that both the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army have already suffered heavy losses."

"If they had the ability to attack, they would have already launched a combat strike, but now, they are just standing nearby."

"There are not many of their troops here in the north, and we can easily break out from here."

"And we can contact Yuan Pingcheng Independent Mixed Third Brigade and ask them to transfer troops to transport supplies."

Harada Kenzo looked relaxed, he felt that the troops from both sides in Xin County were evenly matched.

Although the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army are besieging their troops, he believes that these troops will not have too strong combat capabilities at present.

"If that's the case, let's jointly form an independent third brigade and ask them to transport supplies."

"After they transport the relevant materials, we will send troops to attack and transport the materials to the hilly area."

"Although the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army suffered casualties, they still have the ability to continue fighting."

"Harada-kun, we must treat them cautiously, and we must not be careless in the slightest."

"Otherwise, our troops will be in danger of breaking all the jade at any time."

Tsuda Mitake looked at Harada Kenzo in front of him and said with a serious expression on his face.

Kenzo Harada frowned, showing a slightly displeased expression.

He gave Tsuda Mitake a cold look, but didn't say much.

Immediately afterwards, two major generals of the Japanese army began to generate electricity to contact the third independent mixed brigade.

After the Independent Mixed Third Brigade received the telegram, they immediately made arrangements.

The supply team directly under the brigade mobilized more than 200 supply troops to immediately transport related materials and quickly transport them to the hilly area.

The reinforcement troops stationed in Mongolia stored part of the ammunition in Yuanping City, and now they are transported together with food and other materials.

But their actions must not be hidden from the 120th Division troops fighting in Yuanpingcheng.

After knowing the news, the 120th Division quickly contacted the Xinyi Regiment to report the situation.

At around ten o'clock in the evening, Li Yunlong got the news.

At present, the Xinyi Regiment has a radio, and they can communicate with various parties.

Knowing that there were Japanese and puppet troops transporting supplies from Yuanping City, Li Yunlong quickly assembled his troops.

At [-]:[-] a.m., the Xinyi Regiment marched toward the area north of the hill.

The transfer of the new regiment was quickly noticed by the Independent 48th Brigade of the Jinsui Army.

Chu Yunfei began to analyze with Fang Ligong and others, and they paid close attention to the whereabouts of Xinyituan.

It was not until after one o'clock in the morning that Chu Yunfei understood the specific situation.

"Brigade seat, according to the information we have obtained, the Japanese army transported a batch of supplies from Yuanping City."

"The reason why the new regiment was mobilized must be for this batch of supplies. They have troops fighting in Yuanping City, so they can get news in time."

"Looking at it this way, even though the Japanese and puppet troops in the hilly area have enough ammunition, they won't have much food."

"Traveler, this is a good opportunity, we can lure the snake out of the hole, and then quickly launch a combat attack on it."

Fang Ligong pointed to different areas of the map and said with an excited expression on his face.

Chu Yunfei nodded. He immediately arranged for the communication soldier to generate electricity, and quickly contacted Chen Ziyun, the head of the 358th regiment.

He knew that this time was an excellent opportunity, as long as they made good use of it, they could easily annihilate the hilly Japanese puppet army.

And even if the Japanese and puppet troops cannot be wiped out, they cannot allow the Japanese and puppet troops here to get supplies.

(End of this chapter)