Predator Reborn

Chapter 135 The Eve of Counter-Encirclement and Suppression (1)

The Japanese headquarters in North China learned that the ammunition and supplies convoy that they had escorted to the front line for several months had been ambushed by eight gangsters. All the supplies were lost, and the more than 2,000 elite imperial soldiers accompanying them were all shattered. The entire Japanese army in North China was shocked.

However, except for a few Japanese officers who were asked to commit suicide by caesarean section, there was not much reaction. In the eyes of others, the matter seemed to have passed like this, but in the eyes of senior officials, it heralded a bigger storm.

Coming soon…

Indeed, the loss of so much material is nothing. The most important thing is the loss of so many elite soldiers. You must know that even if the imperial army launches a large-scale frontal battle, it will not lose so many troops. And in the ambush of the Eighth Route Army

During the battle, they suffered continuous losses. In addition, the Eighth Route Army's hit-and-run tactics left the Japanese army with sophisticated weapons useless. The reinforcements and encirclement and suppression campaigns were all in vain. The most they could do was kill some Eighth Route civilians to vent their anger...

Although the North China Headquarters wanted to mobilize heavy troops to wipe out all the Eighth Route Army, they all knew that now was not the time to alert the enemy. In order to win the upcoming "Nine Route Siege" in April, the North China Japanese Headquarters had no choice but to endure it.

However, the North China Headquarters did not completely ignore it. While waiting, it sent a large number of intelligence personnel to sneak into the Shandong area to investigate which Chinese troops had caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army many times, and which troops they were and where they were stationed.

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However, the reconnaissance situation once again surprised the Japanese army in North China. From the series of battles at Huangyadi to the battles at Xiangtangpu and other battles, it turned out to be the work of the Eighth Route Army named the Independent Brigade. After a series of calculations and reconnaissance, they found out

The Imperial Army in the hands of the Eighth Route Independent Brigade is about to reach two regiments. This is the total number of troops lost by the Empire on the entire front line of Shanxi. It is surprising that so many soldiers were lost in the hands of a poorly equipped Eighth Route Army Independent Brigade...

After receiving the information, the North China Headquarters was shocked and even alarmed His Majesty the Emperor. Faced with such a powerful force of the Eighth Route Army, the Emperor issued a death order to resolutely eliminate the Eighth Route Independent Brigade during the siege of the Nine Routes in April.

The shattered Imperial Army takes revenge...

Liu Hua didn't know, nor did the Eighth Route Army headquarters, that the focus of the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression campaign had slowly shifted its target. The focus was on the independent brigade. It was inevitable that the Japanese army would eliminate its own independent brigade this time... At the same time, the Japanese army

The number of troops sent out for the expedition has also increased... All of this is happening slowly in the dark...

As the intensity of the running-in training of the six main regiments becomes more and more intense, the combat effectiveness of each company and each battalion becomes stronger and stronger. In addition, the militiamen in each village have learned how to use landmines, and each village attaches great importance to

The supplies and grain were stored in the tunnels and a simple clearing was carried out. The arsenal also worked overtime again within half a month to produce more than 3,000 landmines. With Liu Hua's permission, the arsenal used all the gunpowder in stock.

, once again produced hundreds of thunder bombs for the troops, and also produced dozens of electric detonation devices...

Looking at the increasingly well-prepared base area, Liu Hua became more and more looking forward to the coming counter-encirclement and suppression campaign.

Liu Hua looked forward to it, and the Japanese seemed to be unable to bear it. They slowly began to mobilize troops from the front line, one brigade, one regiment... slowly trying to assemble at the predetermined location. The entire Shandong was like a powder magazine, one by one.

A powder magazine that triggers violence.

In the evening, after Liu Hua finished his dinner, he still sat in front of the Jindong topographic map and became familiar with the map. After half a month of hard work, the mountains and rivers of Jindong had slowly been reflected in his mind. Just as he was deep in thought

At that moment, an exclamation of surprise reached his ears. Liu Hua looked outside the door and saw the deputy chief of staff walking towards the headquarters holding a telegram.

"It's finally here," Liu Hua Nang Nang said to himself.

"Commander Liu, there's a call from headquarters. The Japanese are about to send troops, but the situation seems to have changed, and there are some differences from what we expected." The deputy chief of staff walked into the conference room and said eagerly.

"Uh." After hearing what the Chief of Staff said, Liu Hua took the telegram and read it carefully. Slowly, Liu Hua's brows furrowed. He didn't expect that the Japanese army thought so highly of their independent brigade that they would use tens of thousands of troops to focus on it.

Encircle and suppress your base area in eastern Shanxi and eliminate yourself.

"Correspondent, notify the political commissar immediately and the chief of staff to come to the headquarters for a meeting, quickly!" Liu Hua put down the telegram and said.

At the same time, I also fell into deep thought. Tens of thousands of people besieged my base area, and my room for maneuver was much less. Maybe there was no room for maneuver at all... How should I fight this battle...

Soon, the political commissar and chief of staff hurried in. Liu Hua didn't say anything and handed them the telegram on the table. After reading the telegram, the two of them were like Liu Hua, frowning and saying nothing...

At this time, it was Liu Hua who broke the silence first: "Deputy Chief of General Staff, can you let the 129th Division send part of its troops to contain some of the Japs' troops so that they cannot reach the Jindong base area? As long as they can contain the Japs for half a month,

I have a way to make the Japanese retreat in disgrace." Liu Hua looked at the deputy chief of staff next to him.

"Commander Liu, it is possible for the 129th Division to send troops to contain the Japs, but I think with the strength of the 129th Division, it is possible to contain the Japs for a week, but I think it is impossible for half a month," the deputy general said

The chief of staff thought about his answer.

"Chief of Staff Zuo, if we provide them with enough mines and ammunition, how long can they hold on?"

"Okay, I'll send a report to the 129th Division and ask about the situation." After saying that, he turned around and left the headquarters. However, it didn't take long before he returned to the headquarters again.

"Commander Liu, Commander Liu's call back was very quick. He said that they can immediately dispatch two main regiments to cooperate with the anti-encirclement and suppression operations in Shandong, and hand over the command of the two regiments to you. Now the two regiments are

The troops are on their way to eastern Shanxi." Chief of Staff Zuo excitedly told Commander Liu Hua, who was frowning in front of him, about the discussion.

After listening to the words of the chief of staff, Liu Hua finally relaxed his mind. As long as he could delay the attack of the two groups of Japs, the remaining Japs would be within his calculation range.

"Political Commissar, immediately order the Logistics Department to allocate 500 landmines, 5,000 grenades, 200,000 rounds of bullets, and 200 mortar shells, and ask the Logistics Department to send a company of troops to escort them and hand them over to two troops from the 129th Division who came for reinforcements.

Regiment, let them rest and recuperate on the spot. Combat missions will be arranged and executed immediately. The Japs don’t have much time left for us..." Thinking of the reinforcements from the two main regiments, Liu Hua immediately ordered.

"Chief of Staff, immediately issued a combat readiness order to the entire base area. First of all, the militia in each village was required to assist the villagers in clearing the country. All the villagers in the villages with unfinished peripheral tunnels were moved to the vicinity of Zhangjiazhuang for unified arrangements. For some who were unwilling to move,

Villagers must be forcibly transferred; secondly, all villagers and soldiers are required to immediately send out a certain number of guard posts and patrol teams to conduct interrogations of all suspicious persons within the base area, and pay special attention to the destruction of the base area by Japanese spies... Thirdly, all the main forces of training must be

All troops stopped training and assembled outside Zhangjiazhuang, following orders... Fourth, the garrison regiment prepared for battle and assisted the militiamen in each village to defend the villages. After the villagers were completely transferred, they laid mines, filled wells, and asked the Japanese to enter the base area.

In the future, there will be no food, no water... Fifth, all cadres at the battalion level and above in the base area are required to go to the headquarters for a meeting tomorrow morning..." Liu Hua issued five orders in one breath before stopping.

"Yes, commander." The chief of staff, who was recording the order, immediately replied.

In this way, an emergency meeting ended with Liu Hua's successive orders. Liu Hua sat down and began to seriously study the headquarters's attack route map and attack time of the Japanese army, as well as the surrounding terrain... Prepare for a meeting tomorrow

In the past, we came up with an overall battle plan.

According to intelligence, the Japs deployed a total of nearly 32,000 troops this time, all of whom were elite front-line troops. The entire encirclement and suppression campaign was divided into nine routes, heading towards Zhangjiazhuang, the center of their base area. Moreover, after investigation by internal personnel, the Japs in order to prevent their own

The troops were attacked by the Communist army. Each attacking force had at least one regiment of more than 3,000 troops and was equipped with certain heavy weapons...

With such a distribution of troops, the Japanese North China Headquarters believes that with the current strength of the Eighth Route Army, it is simply unable to fight a war of annihilation. Even if the Eighth Route Army has this strength, it is fully capable of holding on as a regiment until reinforcements arrive. However, this plays into the Japanese army's trap.

Trap, the Japanese army dispatched troops suspiciously and calmly, surrounded the Eighth Route Army, carried out a decisive battle, and completely eliminated the Eighth Route Army that was causing them a headache...

In order to quickly complete his combat plan and brainstorm ideas at the same time, Liu Hua summoned all the staff of the staff, gathered around the table, and marked out the enemy's troop deployment and marching route one by one. After discussion, the Japs decided to move from the direction of Shexian County

The Japs advancing along the way attracted Liu Hua's attention. Because Shexian County is 150 miles away from Zhangjiazhuang, according to the marching speed of the Japanese army, it would take at least two days, and there were sparsely populated areas along the way. Most of the areas were deep in the mountains. In addition,

The Japanese thought that this route was in the mountains and would not encounter the main force of the Eighth Route Army, so they only sent a regiment of troops.

Looking at the marching route of the regiment, Liu Hua drew a big

The regiment was under attack, and everyone who understood it immediately formulated a combat plan according to the commander's wishes...

Until midnight, a detailed battle plan was presented to Liu Hua. After reading the entire battle plan, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction.