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

The attack of the 53rd Little Devils Division failed, and they suffered a certain amount of casualties and were forced to withdraw to Luzhou City.

At this time, in the Zhongtiao Mountain area in southeastern Shanxi, the strength of various ministries was significantly enhanced.

Li Yunlong's independent detachment and Ding Wei's guerrilla detachment continued to rest and replenish.

Captured in battles one after another, they have powerful weapons and equipment, and their overall combat effectiveness is also increasing.

Chu Yunfei's 201st Division has not changed much, but it has two brigades under it and its total strength is still more than .

On the other hand, Chen Ziyun's Zhongtiaoshan Guerrilla Command currently has strong troops and has two guerrilla brigades consisting of three regiments.

In addition, there are directly affiliated artillery, cavalry, guard regiments and other units.

If these troops were united together, the total strength would completely exceed that of many group armies.

As for its combat effectiveness, let alone the group armies under the Jinsui Army, even the Huangpu direct group army cannot compare with it.

The North China Front was well aware of the threat posed by these troops, and General Commander Okamura Neiji continued to discuss them.

In Jinling, at the headquarters of the Little Japanese Dispatch Army, they also learned about the situation in detail.

Around April 20th, the General Headquarters of the Little Japanese Dispatch Army held successive combat meetings.

The general-in-chief, Shunroku Hata, had been in a very low mood for the past two days. He rarely got angry, but he also began to roar and roar.

One staff member even made a mistake in statistics, which directly led to Hata Shunroku's fight.

Now the general headquarters of the Little Japanese Dispatch Army is filled with tension, and even Chief of Staff Matsui Tataro dare not breathe.

"When Okamura-kun took office in the 11th Army, he proposed that the enemy forces mainly composed of Huangpu direct troops were the forces we really needed to deal with."

"He believes that if these troops cannot be dealt with, our attempt to end the operation here is tantamount to asking for fish in a tree."

"But now that he serves as the commander of the North China Front, Okamura-kun has seen the advantages and disadvantages of the Eighth Route Army."

"Although we control the huge North China Regional Security District, we cannot let it be used by us."

"On the contrary, we need enough troops to maintain it to ensure security here, and a large number of troops and supplies are constantly being consumed."

"As you can imagine, it is difficult for us to leave railways, highways and major towns in North China."

"The Eighth Route Army's continuous development has become a serious problem for the North China Front."

"And Chu Yunfei, the rising general of the Jinsui Army, and Chen Ziyun, known as the victorious general, even cleverly combined with the Eighth Route Army."

"They stationed in areas such as Zhongtiao Mountain and continued to pose threats to us, causing our troops to pay heavy casualties!"

"Even if a division appears, there is nothing they can do about it."

"This has inspired many troops who had lost their will to fight again, and they have the courage to fight us."

"The key to fighting in the North China region lies in these troops. If they cannot be eliminated, if we want to completely control the North China region, we are really trying to find a way to win!"

At two o'clock in the afternoon, in the conference room of the dispatched army headquarters.

General Commander-in-Chief Shunroku Hata pointed at the Hebei Province and other areas on the map and said with a serious expression on his face.

In the past few days, the little devils have discussed it repeatedly.

It is now April 43, , and on April , something earth-shattering happened.

On the way to inspect the troops, the commander of the Japanese Navy, Yamamoto Isoroku, had his plane shot down by a US aircraft, and Yamamoto died on the spot.

The little devils completely blocked the news, but Shunroku Hata, as the commander-in-chief of the dispatched army, was still able to get the news.

You must know that just a few months ago, Tsukada Tsukuda, who was transferred from the position of deputy chief of staff to the commander of the 11th Army, was also shot down and died on his way to his post.

Things like this happen one after another, which is a bad sign for the more superstitious kid. Of course, some of the little Japanese generals with brains can also realize that they have begun to go downhill obviously.

Even a handful of little Japs realized that they were likely to be completely defeated.

It's just that the vicious little devils will fight to the end. As long as they still have a little hope, they will fight to the death.

Shunroku Hata knew that although he was the commander-in-chief of the dispatched army, he could not change the decision-making of the base camp.

What he can do now is to stabilize the occupied area to ensure that the occupied area can provide combat resources for the little devils to ensure that they can continue to fight.

Shunroku Hata wanted to completely annihilate the Eighth Route Army in the North China region.

As for Mitsumo's troops entrenched in Nakajo Mountain, Shunroku Hata wanted to cut them into pieces.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the North China Front has reported and they have finalized a specific combat plan."

"In the coming time, they will continue to attack enemy guerrilla forces in the security area, and attack the Eighth Route Base Area to turn it into a security area."

"The North China Front will completely eliminate enemy troops near Zhongtiao Mountain and other areas before October, and completely isolate the 201st Division and other troops."

"At the same time, they will also take special measures to compress the supplies of the 201st Division and other troops during this period, thereby causing them to lose their ability to continue combat."

"After October, the North China Front Army will gather the absolute main force and focus on clearing out enemy forces in the Zhongtiao Mountain area to ensure absolute control of the area."

"At the end of this year, Commander Okamura will severely inflict heavy damage on the Eighth Route Army and completely eliminate the 201st Division and other enemy forces."

"By next year, the North China Front will carry out successive sweeps to completely annihilate all enemy troops fighting in the security areas."

"It is expected that by 45 years, there will be no enemy troops in North China."

Chief of General Staff Matsui Tataro stood up, saluted directly and reported.

During this period, the North China Front Army was not idle either. They were constantly formulating various combat plans.

By now, the North China Front Army has finalized the battle plan and made a report.

Okamura Neiji personally made the deployment, preparing to completely eliminate Chen Ziyun and other troops before the end of 43.

In 44 years, they will launch a large-scale sweep to eliminate all armed forces behind enemy lines.

Of course, the little devils have a good idea, but they don't know that they can't escape the fate of defeat.

After hearing the report, Shunroku Hata showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

After a moment of silence, Shunroku Hata glanced at the map.

"The North China Front lacked real elite troops, so they were defeated several times."

"It is difficult for a small number of elite troops to affect the battle situation. This time, the 52nd Division and the 53rd Division were seconded and still demonstrated their combat capabilities."

"Contact the base camp in the name of the dispatched army headquarters and ask if the elite permanent division can be transferred to the North China Front Army."

"If an elite permanent division can come to the North China battlefield, it will definitely be able to reverse the situation on the North China battlefield."

"They were even able to complete their set combat goals ahead of schedule, thereby completely controlling the North China region."

Shunroku Hata murmured to himself, and then he personally arranged for the communications staff to contact the base camp directly.

Shunroku Hata is very supportive of the combat plan proposed by Okamura Neji.

He believed that such a plan could reverse the situation on the North China battlefield.

In order to strengthen the North China Front's combat capabilities, he personally requested elite troops from the base camp. (End of chapter)