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

During the battle in the northern Henan region, the strength of the 201st Division was weakened, and the strength of the Zhongtiao Mountain Guerrilla Command was greatly improved.

As for the Little Japanese North China Front Army, although this battle regained control of Shanyang City and other units, it also pushed back the Third Brigade and other troops to the area west of the Qin River.

However, the Japanese front army headquarters was still very dissatisfied with such results.

Okamura Neiji reprimanded the 110th Division and expressed his strong dissatisfaction with its demonstrated combat capabilities.

Division commander Lin Fangtaro was even called to the front army headquarters for reprimand. This time the 110th Division was completely humiliated.

However, the puppet soldier Sun Shaoyun was commended by Okamura Neiji.

Okamura Neiji also deliberately reorganized Sun Shaoyun's troops to continue to enhance the combat capabilities of this puppet army.

Time is passing and December is passing quickly.

On January 43, , the Little Japanese Base Camp made adjustments.

After continuous applications from the North China Front Army and the Expeditionary Forces Headquarters, the Japanese base camp began to arrange for the transfer of some troops.

The 21st Division and the 110th Division, which were affiliated with the North China Front Army, began to be transferred outside the Pass and incorporated into the Kwantung Army sequence.

The troops of the 52nd Division and the 53rd Division, which were originally under the command of the Kwantung Army, were temporarily seconded to the North China Front Army and were directly under the command of the Front Army Headquarters.

These two divisions have already started to leave and come directly to the North China region. As for the 21st Division and the 110th Division, they are also ready to go outside the customs.

Judging from their numbers, the 52nd Division and the 53rd Division seem to be security divisions organized by little devils, and their combat effectiveness does not seem to be very strong.

But the background of these two divisions is not small. As early as July 40, the Little Japanese Base Camp planned divisions to be permanently stationed outside the customs.

These thirteen divisions are all elite troops to ensure that there are enough field troops outside the pass.

Of course, the Little Devils' elite standing divisions have limited numbers, and they have opened up many battlefields, so elite standing divisions are needed everywhere.

In order not to affect other battlefield operations, the Little Japanese specially mobilized the remaining elite local permanent divisions and organized eight new permanent divisions.

These eight new permanent divisions are numbered from the 51st to the 57th Division, and their officers and soldiers are all formed from the elite remaining troops of the permanent divisions.

After the formation was completed, they were stationed directly outside the customs to perform garrison duties.

Of course, there is no peace outside the customs controlled by the little devils. These troops often perform combat missions, so their combat effectiveness is not weak.

As for weapons and equipment, since it is the newly formed permanent division of the Little Devils, their weapons and equipment are naturally the best.

They began to install the latest rifles and machine guns in large quantities, all with a caliber of 7.7MM.

The 52nd Division and the 53rd Division, which are coming to the North China battlefield this time, have a lot of background.

The 52nd Division was formed from the left-behind troops of the 53th Division, and the 16rd Division was formed from the left-behind troops of the th Division.

These two divisions are very strong, and their intention to come to the North China battlefield is self-evident.

At eight o'clock one evening, General Commander Okamura Neiji of the North China Front specially hosted a banquet for Sun Shaoyun, commander of the Imperial Association Army, at the headquarters!

At this time, Sun Shaoyun's troops were directly organized into two Imperial Association Army divisions, each with about 15,000 troops.

All weapons and equipment were provided by the North China Front. These Imperial Association Army divisions were completely modeled after the Japanese divisions.

Of course, there are a certain number of Japanese military advisers here to control these puppet troops.

For example, in artillery and other units, there will be a certain number of Japanese officers to fully command the troops.

"Sun Sang, you showed good combat effectiveness in the northern Henan region not long ago. Even the dispatched army headquarters praised you very much." "You are our most loyal friends, so we still value you very much. You will have to take on very important tasks in the future."

"This time, your troops will be transferred to the northern Henan area and Hebei Province area. You should know what we think."

"Chen Ziyun's troops, Chu Yunfei's troops, and Li Yunlong's troops here in Zhongtiao Mountain can be said to be our most dangerous enemy."

"This year we will assemble an absolutely heavy force to fight and eliminate them completely."

"And in this battle, you must fully assist us in the battle."

While eating, Okamura Neji looked at Sun Shaoyun and said with a playful smile on his face.

The Little Japanese Base Camp specially transferred troops and dispatched two elite divisions to the North China battlefield. Naturally, they had to deal with Chen Ziyun and other troops.

The Japanese army went to war in such a big way, except that they suffered heavy losses one after another, which made the Japanese army very angry.

Another reason is that they are preparing to launch a large-scale combat plan in 43 years!

In this large-scale battle, the Japanese army had great ambitions and wanted to completely resolve the battle within the pass.

So far, this combat plan has been approved by all parties.

Chief Gen Sugiyama, Deputy Chief Tanabe Moritake, and Chief of Operations Department Tanaka Shinichi.

Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forces, Shunroku Hata, Deputy Chief of General Staff Kengo Noda, Commander of North China Front Army Neiji Okamura, Commander of the 11th Army, Commander Anami Yuiki, etc.

These people have been planning since 42, and now they are ready.

Next, they will actively expand their troops to conduct multi-faceted combat operations.

Of course, the little devils are very supportive of this large-scale operation, but their ideas are completely different.

For example, here at the headquarters of the dispatched army, they hope to use large-scale operations to press the southwest rear area, thereby forcing the capital to hold peace talks.

As for the North China Front Army Headquarters, it believed that the cross-river attack would be carried out directly on Henan and Shaanxi Provinces.

In this way, they can effectively eliminate all armed forces in the occupied areas north of the Yellow River, thereby ensuring absolute security in the occupied areas.

The First War Zone of Henan Province continuously supports operations north of the Yellow River, and is also a thorn in the side of the North China Front.

As for the 18th Army troops active in the Japanese-occupied areas, let alone them, they are something that the little devils have never been able to deal with.

The little devil felt that if we could attack Shaanxi Province, the problem of the 18th Army would be easily solved.

Of course, for a battle of this scale, the little devils need to continue mobilizing and expanding their troops.

Therefore, they are preparing to gradually launch combat operations after April.

As for the North China Front, if they want to cross the river and go south, Chen Ziyun and other troops here in Zhongtiao Mountain will definitely have to deal with it.

The 52nd Division and the 53rd Division were transferred here to clear these obstacles in advance.

Sun Shaoyun's puppet troops are expanding to ensure the victory of this battle.

"Don't worry, Commander, we will fully assist Taijun in fighting and complete all combat tasks assigned by Taijun."

"Our Imperial Alliance Army's first and second divisions will definitely become Taijun's most loyal troops."

When Sun Shaoyun heard Okamura Neji's words, he immediately stood up and saluted, and answered swornly.

Okamura Neji nodded with satisfaction. He motioned for Sun Shaoyun to sit down, and then began to talk in detail. (End of chapter)