Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

It is a commonplace that fighting a war is a comprehensive matter. It requires comprehensive coordination of manpower, equipment, logistics, medical care, transportation, etc. to achieve the best results and maintain the strongest combat effectiveness! When the Eighth Route Army first crossed the river to fight the war, they were short of manpower, equipment, ammunition, logistics, and medical conditions were extremely harsh...

At that time, if the soldiers had not had strong fighting will, super personal combat effectiveness, proper strategic command, and world-class tactical command, it would be hard to say whether they could have survived!
Take the 115th Division as an example. At that time, the 115th Division had only 117 bayonets! That's right, a team of more than 117 people, with only bayonets, had to fight hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese! The guns used by the Eighth Route Army were shorter than the Japanese Type rifles, and without the bayonet... To be honest, it would be better to use machetes, at least one strike could kill one person.

It’s different now! All the guns that come out of the Eighth Route Army Arsenal are equipped with bayonets, except for submachine guns that don’t need bayonets! If it’s possible to fix the bayonet on the muzzle, we try to do so! The bayonet is also a three-edged thorn with a stable structure, which is very effective in piercing and killing, and bleeding quickly.

The triangular thorn is not as magical as the legend says! However, the triangular thorn has a stable structure and can be made of low-carbon steel or cast, which is easy to produce and not easy to break. It is fixed on the muzzle and can be thrown away when needed. The disadvantage is that it lacks some combat actions that rely on the blade and some killing moves. However, when it comes to bayonet fighting, if you can use the stab well, you are also a master...

Of course, the bayonet is only one aspect, a means to make up for the lack of firepower! If you want comrades holding semi-automatic rifles to fight with bayonets, it is only when there are no bullets in the magazine...

The Beishan base is now very empty of troops. Only the arsenal still retains a strong combat capability! The first and second battalions of the security regiment are all there, as are the quick reaction company, the reconnaissance company, and the guard company, as well as the artillery company. The two special operations teams are not fighting outside, but are stationed near Liangjia Village to guard the safety of the arsenal. There are also two temporarily formed backbone militia groups guarding the two sides, one in the east and one in the west.

With these guarantees, the workers can carry out production with peace of mind, and the surrounding villagers are also careful to strengthen their vigilance to ensure their own safety.

Actually, if we count the accounts, after yesterday's battle, the 9th Division can be said to have made a lot of money! After a day, the battle consumption of all the teams is really nothing compared to the four county towns and one mining area. The supplies stockpiled by the devils in the county town are less than in previous years, but added up, they are still very considerable.

Then there is the issue of taxation. Once the commerce in these counties is running, the tax alone will be a huge number! Add to that the newly acquired grain-producing areas... In short, it's a profit!

In Jingxing Mining Area, after a day of rectification by the 1st Regiment of the Division, several mines were operating again! Among the more than 3000 miners, the staff of the 1st Regiment recruited more than 500 people who were willing to join the army and incorporated them into the new recruit training brigade of the division. Some who were willing to go home were given food and allowed to go home.

Those who were willing to stay and continue to work as miners with the Eighth Route Army were not treated unfairly! Before the Eighth Route Army came, they did not have enough food to eat and had to work more than ten hours a day, being treated like beasts of burden. Now that the Eighth Route Army has come, they have been arranged to work in two shifts, and the food standards have also been improved. The key is that they are paid so that they can support their families.

This change is very important, because it can greatly improve the miners' enthusiasm for work! To borrow Captain Jia's words: This is the treatment before the Eighth Route Army came, and this is the treatment after the Eighth Route Army came. Then, wouldn't the Eighth Route Army come in vain? Therefore, improving labor treatment and giving deserved labor remuneration is the most correct way. As for the issue of mining area property rights? Now it belongs to District 9! If you, the Mitsui Zaibatsu, feel angry, just come and fight...

There is no way to know the reaction of the Mitsui Zaibatsu, but Okamura Neiji, who was in Wuhan and commanding the war in the south, had a frown on his face and anger in his eyes.

As the former commander of the North China Front Army, Gangcun was familiar with the situation in North China and had some understanding of the Eighth Route Army! Therefore, when designating the battle plan to open up the mainland transportation line, Gangcun raised the problem of insufficient troops and inadequate equipment. However, the headquarters was not able to provide much help, and even if several divisions were transferred from the mainland, they could not keep up with the demand.

In desperation, the Kwantung Army, which was confronting the Russians, could only move south to supplement the garrison in North China. It was still unknown whether the Kwantung Army, which had been active in the Northeast for a long time, could maintain its previous strong combat effectiveness, but their vigilance against the Eighth Route Army was indeed not as good as those troops stationed in North China for a long time.

Gangcun was very clear about this! Therefore, he used his connections to mobilize a lot of resources, and even transferred some materials used to build the Kwantung Army's fortresses to North China to build fortifications.

Even at the beginning of the battle, when fighting in Henan, Gangcun retained some troops, ready to return north at any time to fight against the sabotage operations of the Eighth Route Army!
However, at that time, the Eighth Route Army did not take the opportunity to make a big move, but only destroyed some strongholds and removed some obstacles in the base area, and then developed peacefully in the rest of the time. Later, because the battle to open up the traffic line was too smooth, the degree of smoothness was incredible to Gangcun, and gradually gave up the vigilance against the Eighth Route Army.

Now? The battle line is constantly shrinking southwards. Now it is the final battle in Guangxi Province, but the Eighth Route Army suddenly attacks! This is a distance of thousands of kilometers. Even if Okabe Naozaburo reports to the headquarters that the troops are really insufficient and cannot cope with the situation, and needs to send troops to reinforce... there is no time at all!

There is an old Chinese saying that distant water cannot quench nearby thirst! Neiji Okamura understood this truth deeply! Because the fire was in North China, he was the water for putting out the fire... it was really out of reach.

He couldn't just give up the transportation line that was about to be opened and march all the troops northward, right? Victory was just around the corner, how could he be willing to give up? Therefore, he could only open up the transportation line and then mobilize the troops to go back! Not going would not work. The mainland transportation line was from the northeast to southern China, but something went wrong in North China, and the Pinghan Line was cut off. Wouldn't this transportation line be ruined?

In short, the current situation of the Japanese is that Okamura Neiji can't help, Okabe Naozaburo is short of troops, and the base camp has exhausted resources. The Japanese in North China can only pray for the Eighth Route Army not to attack their own homes. (End of this chapter)