Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"Commander! The railway station outside Quyang City has been captured by the Chinese. Two companies of more than 360 Japanese Imperial Army soldiers have all been killed. The trains and supplies have all been destroyed, and the railway tracks have been severely damaged. The station is temporarily unusable."

"Commander, the Chinese attack on Quyang County has been repelled by Kojima's battalion, and the county remains under Imperial control!"

"Commander, our troops were ambushed by the 334th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army at Gaomentun, suffering over 800 casualties. They have all withdrawn to Pingshan County!"

"Commander, the troops that set out from Yi County had just occupied Dalonghua when they were attacked at night, suffering more than 600 casualties."

"Commander, the main force that set out from Baoding has been constantly harassed by the Eighth Route Army cavalry battalion, suffering 260 casualties and unable to advance westward as originally planned!"

"Commander..."

"..."

Seishiro Itagaki had just left Tianjin by car that afternoon when Hisaichi Terauchi received more telegrams that night, all reporting setbacks in his campaign.

He originally thought that the Eighth Route Army had been attacking their troop transport lines and supply lines, which seriously hindered their occupation of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and that a large-scale mopping-up operation was necessary.

But to his surprise, his plan to divide his 20,000 troops into eight routes to encircle and kill the Jin-Cha-Ji base area had stirred up a hornet's nest, drawing out the entire Eighth Route Army.

First, railways in various places began to be destroyed by the Eighth Route Army's guerrillas.

Then came the news that the Yamazaki Battalion had been completely wiped out.

Following this, there were a series of ambushes and night raids, and numerous train stations and bridges were attacked.

Even after their troops left, some county towns were attacked by the Eighth Route Army.

These departing troops had to hastily return to protect these cities.

In Terauchi Hisaichi's eyes, the Eighth Route Army was nothing more than a bunch of poorly equipped bandits who only knew how to launch sneak attacks and fight guerrilla warfare, a minor ailment.

Once the 20,000 troops arrive, they will surely be able to completely wipe them out.

However, the result was beyond his expectations.

Those Eighth Route Army soldiers, whose equipment was even worse than that of bandits, actually concealed their strength and their firepower was not weak at all, giving him one big "surprise" after another.

Every move the opponent made put them in an extremely passive position, leaving them in a dilemma.

It can be said that his personally devised extermination plan had already failed as soon as it began to be implemented.

"Baka!"

Terauchi Hisaichi slammed the telegrams in his hand onto the table, shouting angrily, "Idiots! You're all idiots!"

"Our Great Japanese Empire's army is invincible, undefeated in battle. Even the Russians are no match for them, yet they can't even handle a bunch of guerrillas. I must mobilize a large force to encircle and annihilate them!"

"Commander!"

Major General Naosaburo Okabe, Chief of Staff of the North China Area Army, couldn't help but remind them: "Now is the crucial moment for the Empire to besiege Nanjing, the capital of China. At that time, China will perish in one battle, and the General Staff Headquarters probably won't approve your plan!"

Their 6th Division of the 1st Army of the North China Area Army had already been transferred out of North China.

The 16th Division has also been transferred to Nanjing.

Currently, the four provinces of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan only have six divisions of troops, which is far from sufficient.

They were previously transferred to suppress 14500 real Japanese soldiers in the Jin-Cha-Ji base area.

They only drew fewer than 10000 men from three of the divisions; the rest were borrowed from the Kwantung Army.

Terauchi Hisaichi frowned, pondered for a moment, and then ordered, "Order Lieutenant General Itagaki to have the main force of his 5th Division temporarily halt its attack on the remnants of the Jin-Sui Army, and first annihilate the Eighth Route Army. You may also send envoys to discuss the matter of surrendering to the Empire with Yan Xishan!"

"I also ordered Lieutenant General Yamaoka's 109th Division to cooperate with the 5th Division to sweep away the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi Province."

"Hai!"

Chief of Staff Naosaburo Okabe noted down Terauchi Hisaichi's orders and left the operations command center.

Upon receiving the order at the front lines, the Japanese 5th and 109th Divisions immediately halted their southward and westward advances.

They diverted more troops to prepare for an attack on three of the Eighth Route Army's main divisions.

However, their advance was very slow due to the destruction of a large number of railways, stations and bridges by the guerrillas.

……

the other side.

With the help of computer computing power, Ma Hongwei and others cracked many low-level telegram ciphers.

"It seems the Japanese are serious this time!"

Holding the deciphered telegrams, Ma Hongwei said to Chief of Staff Ni, "These troops were originally the 5th and 109th Divisions, but now they have changed their original battle plan and intend to support the troops encircling and suppressing the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region."

"Oh?"

Chief of Staff Ni glanced at the telegram and his expression immediately turned serious.

"I'll send a telegram to Lao Liu, Lao Lin, Lao Nie, and Lao He in a bit!"

Chief of Staff Ni said, "Faced with the main forces of two Japanese divisions, I think we should preserve our strength and continue to carry out guerrilla warfare according to the plan formulated by the Central Committee. There is no need to confront them head-on."

Their strength is still very weak, and every warrior is extremely precious.

If we were to fight the Japanese to the death, even if it were a two-for-one exchange, it would still be a huge loss.

On the contrary, by constantly engaging in guerrilla warfare, ambushing and launching night raids whenever opportunities arise, they would suffer fewer casualties.

"By the way, Comrade Hongwei!"

Chief of Staff Ni said, "During this period, all three of our main divisions have been fighting, and the consumption of guns and artillery ammunition has been enormous."

"As for Baldy's side, they only gave us 30000 yuan and a commendation order, not a single bullet. Yan Laoxi's side is even more stingy—not giving a penny."

"So, we hope you can get us another batch of ammunition."

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongwei immediately nodded and replied, "Okay, sir. When I get back today, I'll buy another batch of guns and ammunition and deliver them directly to you."

He also felt that he should make another trip to Peshawar, Pakistan.

Although the Eighth Route Army now has another way to exchange sulfonamides for guns and ammunition, the amount exchanged each time is not large.

The real big money still comes from his side.

However, it has only been about twenty days since he last returned from Peshawar.

It's unknown how many guns and ammunition they've produced in these past twenty days.

……

Soon, it was time for Ma Hongwei and Xia Weiwei to leave again.

Chief of Staff Ni personally escorted the two to the mud-brick house.

"Sir, we're heading back now. Bye-bye!"

The two said goodbye and held hands.

[Bound Hosts]: Xia Weiwei (female, 22 years old, born in 1915), Ma Hongwei (male, 26 years old, born in 2000)

Current time and space: 1937.

[Anchoring Time and Space]: 2026.

Storage space: 1296 cubic meters (12 meters long, 12 meters wide, 9 meters high, upgradable)

[Time-Space Teleportation Countdown]: 00:00:00

[Simultaneous Space-Time Teleportation]: In the same space-time, two hosts can use the teleportation function to directly transfer to the other person's side. This action will not consume any space-time teleportation attempts.