Predator Reborn

Chapter 207 Anti-mopping fortress blockade

After nearly a week of preparation time, the entire Jinyi base area was fully prepared for war and was waiting solemnly for the Japanese troops to come and die.

At this time, General Juichi Terauchi, the top commander of the Japanese army who was residing in the North China Headquarters in Peiping, integrated his chief of staff to talk about the upcoming encirclement and suppression operation. He had no idea that his mopping up plan had been clearly detected by independent intelligence personnel.

Chu was waiting solemnly, waiting for him to issue the order to march.

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, is our offensive plan sure to win this time? You must know that after the previous two failures, His Majesty the Emperor is very concerned about this battle..." General Terauchi Juichi looked at the staff sitting in front of him.

Chang asked.

"Your Excellency General, this strategy was proposed by our staff after studying the previous battles of the Eighth Route Army's Independent Division. In the original battle, the excellent Yellow Army of the Japanese Empire failed because the Independent Division, under its division commander

Under the command of Liu Hua, we took advantage of our disadvantage in close combat to prevent our heavy weapons from exerting their due effect. They used a large number of mortars, close combat, annihilation warfare, and the advantage of numbers to destroy us. Therefore, our tactics this time

This shortcoming is avoided..." the chief of staff replied cautiously.

"Yoshi, that's very good. Please tell me your thoughts in detail..." General Terauchi Juichi asked.

"Hi, General, it's like this. Our troops are divided into six routes this time, and each route has a division of the Eighth Route Security Army. Of course, these security troops will not participate in any attack missions. Their mission is to mop up the imperial army.

Build bunkers and artillery towers in the places where they were located, and use the same methods as the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains to deal with the independent divisions. And leave a certain amount of troops to defend the artillery towers. Through the siege of the security forces and the attack of the Yellow Army, the Jinyi troops trapped in the Jinyi area were eliminated in one fell swoop.

The independent division of the Eighth Route Army in the area..." the chief of staff replied confidently.

"Yoshi, you have a good idea. I believe that this time we must destroy the independent division and avenge the imperial warriors whose lives were shattered in the hands of the independent division..." General Touichi Terauchi said with a smile.

"Hey, the excellent Imperial Japanese Army is invincible. General, we will definitely win the final victory this time..." The chief of staff also smiled and patted the commander-in-chief in front of him on his ass.

"Thank you, Chief of Staff, for your kind words. This is all the result of your joint efforts. Now let's wait together for the attack time tomorrow!" General Juichi Terauchi looked at the huge clock on the opposite wall and said.

"Hi…"

Similarly, not only was there a tense atmosphere in the Japanese Army's North China Headquarters, but even Liu Hua, who was far away in Zhangjiazhuang, Shanxi Province, felt a trace of nervousness before the war. He paced back and forth in the headquarters, waiting for information from the intelligence office.

"Commander, please be anxious. Sit down and rest for a while. What is supposed to come will come sooner or later..." The political commissar next to him saw the anxious Liu Hua and quickly comforted him.

"Political Commissar, I have already felt the tension and anger before the war. I think the Japanese army will be dispatched soon..." Liu Hua did not stop.

Sure enough, just when the hands of the watch in his hand reached eight o'clock in the morning, the Japanese Army's North China Headquarters issued an order to attack. At the same time, after receiving the order, the main force of the Japanese Army, which had already been preparing for the attack, drove out of the military camps and county towns one after another, along the

Advance along your own attack route...

In less than half an hour, news of the Japanese attack reached the headquarters.

"Chief of Staff, immediately mark the marching direction of the Japanese Sixth Route Army and the distribution of Japanese troops..." Liu Hua handed some pieces of information to the Chief of Staff next to him and ordered.

"Yes..." Soon, the chief of staff marked the direction of the Japanese attack on the huge map in front of him.

"Commander, political commissar, according to the situation we have detected so far, the Japanese army is divided into six groups. Among them, the two groups with the largest number of troops, their ultimate goal is our place, and the other four groups are Yun from the Second Army Division.

Zhongshan area, Xiazhuang Township of the Third Army Division. It can be said that the target of every attack by the Japanese army is the headquarters of the military region... The Japanese army's force deployment is such that the force has been strengthened. Each army has two security divisions. Now understand

This is the situation..." The chief of staff lowered his baton.

"Understood, it seems that this time the Japanese army wants to directly deal with our command structure. Order that each military division immediately transfer its headquarters. The Japanese army must not be able to touch the location of the headquarters. We must also be prepared to transfer at any time.

The arsenal must stop production immediately and bury the equipment..." Liu Hua frowned and said.

"Yes, I'm going to give orders to the commanders." The chief of staff turned around and walked to the radio room.

"Political Commissar, why do you think the Japanese army sent so many security troops this time? Is it to let these security troops serve as cannon fodder?" Liu Hua asked in confusion as he looked at the security troops of more than 20,000 people.

"I can't figure out the purpose of the Japanese army. It seems that we can only take it one step at a time." The political commissar shook his head and said.

"Commander Wang, issue combat orders to each military region, asking them to concentrate superior forces according to the predetermined combat plan to fight guerrilla warfare, sparrow warfare, and tunnel warfare against the Japanese army... to delay their march..." Liu Hua ordered.

"Yes..." After Staff Wang finished speaking, he picked up the telegram that Liu Hua had signed and ran to the telegraph room.

Because the Japanese army was so powerful, the villages the Japanese army passed along the way were all deserted. The more courageous militiamen in the villages left a few landmines for the Japanese army, while the more timid ones had not seen the Japanese yet.

He took the people and ran far away.

Therefore, the Japanese army advanced smoothly and helplessly, covering a distance of nearly 20 kilometers in one morning. Moreover, the villages the Japanese army encountered along the way were almost destroyed by them.

We originally thought that the Japanese army would take advantage of such a good attack momentum and continue to attack quickly. However, what everyone did not expect was that the Japanese army on the 6th route stopped one after another and began to build artillery towers on the traffic arteries passing along the way.

"Damn it. Now I finally know the purpose of these security forces. It turns out that they came out to work as coolies for the Japanese army to build artillery towers. This Japanese encirclement and suppression plan is really vicious. I really didn't expect it..." Liu Hua fell into deep thought.

"I didn't expect that the Japanese army, which has always been arrogant, wanted to surround us with artillery towers. This reminded me of the fifth counter-encirclement and suppression campaign in the Soviet area. The Kuomintang army also compressed our base step by step in this way... I really didn't expect what the Japanese army would do.

It was time to learn this method..."

"Political Commissar, don't worry. It's the Japanese army now, not the Kuomintang. Also, we are commanding the battle now, not Wang Ming back then... Besides, our current weapons and equipment are not comparable to those of the Central Red Army at that time. Let's take a look first.

The next step for the Japanese army depends on whether they really intend to fight step by step..." After hearing what the political commissar said, Liu Hua immediately retorted.

"Yes, I believe that our independent division can still defeat the enemy like in the previous two encirclement and suppression campaigns."

In this way, a week passed. The Japanese army advanced less than 100 kilometers according to the steady and steady tactics. However, during the 100 kilometers the Japanese army advanced, a gun tower was built in almost every village, and even in the larger traffic areas.

Military stations have also been built along the main roads, with varying numbers of security forces stationed to guard them.

"Commander, political commissar, sorry, this is the data that has just been calculated. According to the current attack speed of the Japanese army, in another week, our base area will shrink, and we will have no room for maneuver. Now

We must break the enemy's fortress blockade, otherwise we won't be able to hold on much longer," the chief of staff said hurriedly.

Only then did Liu Hua realize how powerful the Japanese fortress blockade was. No wonder the 80,000 troops of the Central Red Army were driven out of the base area despite the Kuomintang fortress blockade.

"The chief of staff is right, we must find a way to break the Japanese blockade..." The political commissar next to him saw that Liu Hua did not speak and agreed.

"Chief of Staff, where are the two Japanese troops attacking the First Army Division now? How many troops are there..." Liu Hua asked with a frown.

"Commander, the Japanese army that invaded from the direction of Jinzhong City still has about 10,000 troops. The number of Japanese troops has remained unchanged. The security force has reduced by nearly 2,000 people. It has now invaded Zhouzhuang. The Japanese army that came from the direction of Jingxing County still has

About 9,000 people, including two regiments of the Japanese army and one division of the security army, arrived at Liuzhuang..." The chief of staff quickly found the locations of the two villages on the map.

"Okay, since the Japanese have asked the security forces to build and guard the artillery towers, let's wipe out all those security forces and see what they can use to build the artillery towers. Order the first battalion of the security regiment to take the regiment's mortar company and set off immediately to Zhouzhuang

Attack, tell Commander Li that no matter what method he uses, he must attract some of the Japanese troops stationed in Zhouzhuang... The quick reaction brigade, artillery regiment, cavalry regiment, and special operations brigade will set off immediately. The target is the mountain on the right side of Zhouzhuang...

Liu Hua ordered.

"Yes..." the chief of staff replied.

"Political Commissar, we are dividing our troops again. The headquarters will be handed over to you and the Chief of Staff. Now there are only two battalions of the guard regiment left in the entire headquarters. There are not many troops. You must pay attention to your own safety. You must

We can't let the Japanese spies find out." Liu Hua looked at the political commissar next to him who was several years older than him and said.

"Commander, just go ahead. With me and the chief of staff at the headquarters, you can go with peace of mind!" The political commissar couldn't help but be moved after hearing Liu Hua's words.

"Okay, I'm setting off, Staff Officer Wang, Staff Officer Li, you two will follow me to the front line, and the rest will follow the political commissar..." Liu Hua gave a decisive order to the staff officers behind him.

"Yes..." The two responded excitedly when they heard that the commander was going to take them to the front line.