Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Xiao Yongshi gave Wang Qiuyun a detailed introduction to the current deployment of Japanese and puppet troops in Wanping.

After the Hundred Regiments Campaign began, other troops of the Eighth Column had already begun to take action.

However, the powerful Pingbei Detachment made relatively little progress. The 35th and New nd Regiments were primarily responsible for attacking Japanese and puppet troops' strongholds and forts along the Changping Highway in Changping. The Wanping side saw relatively little activity.

But the small action does not mean that Xiao Yongshi will do nothing. Xiao Yongshi is also planning a big battle, so he has a deep understanding of the situation of the Japanese and puppet troops in Changping.

"How do you think we should fight?"

"If our Pingbei Detachment takes action, we must act quickly and not give the Japanese and puppet troops any chance to react. So my idea is to draw elite troops from the 34th, 35th, 39th, 40th, and New nd Regiments to launch an attack simultaneously. Now with the artillery brought by the commander, we can simultaneously destroy the five Japanese strongholds outside Wanping County within a day. If we do this, the Japanese will be caught off guard. As long as we destroy these strongholds and bunkers, we can then lay siege to Wanping County."

Xiao Yongshi immediately expressed his thoughts.

Wang Qiuyun questioned, "With so many troops concentrated around Wanping County, wouldn't they be too big a target?"

"Commander, our Pingbei Detachment is a big target. These days, the Japanese army is worried about our Pingbei Detachment's actions, so they have been fighting all the time. As long as our Pingbei Detachment moves, the target will not be small. Because of this, once we take action, we can't slowly eliminate the Japanese and puppet army strongholds one by one. Instead, we should use the force of thunder and lightning, and draw elite troops from several units to launch an attack at the same time. At the same time, at the same time, destroy the Japanese and puppet army's strongholds and forts. Only in this way can we catch the Japanese and puppet army off guard.

"Ah."

Wang Qiuyun nodded.

Said: "This battle is left to you to command."

"Commander, what about you?"

Xiao Yong was very shocked.

Wang Qiuyun had already arrived at the front, but she didn't personally command this battle. Wang Qiuyun smiled and said, "When I arrived, the political commissar gave me an order. It was to use this Wanshan Campaign as an opportunity to recruit soldiers in Changping, Wanping, and Fangshan."

"Recruiting soldiers?"

"Yes. The political commissar and I predicted that this time the Zhengtai Road raid was too severe. The main force of the Eighth Route Army and local forces dispatched nearly 200 regiments, which is estimated to shock the entire North China Front Army and even the China Expeditionary Army. Next, the Japanese army will adjust their combat pace. Maybe starting next year, the Japanese army will increase its troops to sweep our base. Therefore, before that, the political commissar and I want to train several new combat-ready regiments. Our other bases have been very active in recruiting soldiers this year, but the population is limited. Further expansion will affect the production of the bases. So the political commissar and I plan to recruit soldiers in Changping, Wanping, and Fangshan. The population here is large, and our foundation is not bad."

Everything Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun are doing now is in preparation for the upcoming large-scale sweep by the Japanese army.

The base area of ​​the Eighth Column has a small population.

The population of a county town is only about 100,000. Sheng County has a relatively large population, more than 100,000, but less than 200,000.

Therefore, the current population of the entire Eighth Column base area is only more than two million.

With such a population size, the source of soldiers is limited. We cannot recruit soldiers without limit, as that will affect the production of the base.

But Changping, Wanping and Fangshan are different.

The population here is enormous; the combined population of these three counties is over 500,000. And because it's not far from Peking, Baoding, and Tianjin, there are many students. Those who were just entering middle school at the time of the July 7 Incident, around 14 or 15, are now 18 or 19.

Anyway, there are always batches of scholars.

In this era of widespread illiteracy, without propaganda and organization, how could ordinary people understand the national cause? Only students, with their strength and enthusiasm, would choose to join the army in large numbers if propaganda was effective.

Therefore, Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun planned to take advantage of the Eighth Route Army's great momentum and reputation during the Hundred Regiments Campaign to recruit soldiers in the newly opened base. One of Wang Qiuyun's major tasks in coming to Wanping this time was to recruit soldiers.

Another result of the discussion between Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun was that as the scale of the battle becomes larger and larger, the 8th Column must have more independent generals.

However, aside from those rare, naturally gifted generals, most generals need to be trained and matured on the battlefield. Therefore, although Wang Qiuyun had come to the Pingbei Detachment, he did not intend to interfere with its operations. He handed full responsibility to its commander, Xiao Yongshi.

"You have to promote the reputation of our Eighth Route Army. Only then will my recruitment be successful.

"Commander, don't worry."

Xiao Yong patted his chest and made the promise.

For Xiao Yongshi, after taking office as the commander of the Pingbei Detachment, his main work in the past two years has been focused on training and integrating the Pingbei Detachment.

Then there is the local government that built the Changwanshan base.

The Pingbei Detachment, second only to the Chanan Detachment in size, had never fought a major battle. The most it had ever done was to annihilate an independent battalion of the Japanese army, which was considered a large-scale battle for the Pingbei Detachment.

In comparison, the Chanan Detachment has been fighting major battles since its establishment and has killed several Japanese major generals in succession.

Xiao Yongshi must of course seize this great opportunity.

1940 9 Month 24 Day.

When the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region mobilized ten regiments to carry out the Yinghun Campaign and the Lai Ling Campaign, the Eighth Column also started the Wanshan Campaign.

The 34th, 35th, 39th, 40th, and New nd Regiments each dispatched elite troops to launch a simultaneous attack on the Japanese stronghold at p.m. Although the Pingbei Detachment possessed modified mortars, they were far less effective than heavy artillery and infantry guns.

Wang Qiuyun pulled over the heavy artillery and infantry guns, which were incredibly powerful.

What is a fort?

In front of the infantry guns and heavy artillery, they were completely useless. The reason why Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were willing to pull out these cannons this time was because when the Japanese army launched a large-scale sweep, many of these cannons would not be used.

It would be better to use it in this kind of tough battle.

As expected, with the help of heavy artillery and infantry guns, the Pingbei Detachment easily eliminated these strongholds. The Japanese 78th Independent Battalion, with over men, would not have been so easily defeated if they had been united.

But who made them stationed in five strongholds?

Defeating them piecemeal is always the best tactic. Field artillery, for example, could easily destroy Japanese bunkers with a single accurate hit. Combined with modified mortars, the bunkers constructed by the Japanese and puppet troops in Wanping became perfect targets for the Eighth Route Army. The Pingbei Detachment completely destroyed the five outposts surrounding Wanping County in less than five hours.

744 Japanese soldiers were wounded or captured, and more than 1600 puppet soldiers were killed, wounded or captured. All members of the Japanese 78th Independent Battalion were killed in the bombing inside the stronghold.

Of course, only about 180 puppet soldiers were killed on the battlefield, and most of the rest were captured.

In the early morning of September 9, two battalions of the 25th Regiment directly blocked the west gate of Wanping County.

Wanping County was located southwest of Beijing on the Yongding River, with Lugou Bridge to the west. The city had only two gates, east and west, each with a basilica and towers. The walls were thick and sturdy, primarily for the defense of the capital.

The Pingbei Detachment blocked the Wanping County, which shocked the entire North China.

After the July 34 Incident, Chinese troops arrived in Wanping County for the first time and blocked the gate. The Japanese th Independent Mixed Brigade looked at the arrogant th Regiment and didn't know what to do.

They were considering whether they should send troops to drive out the Eighth Route Army.

But before they could take action, the 34th Regiment pulled over several heavy artillery pieces.

Several rounds were fired at the walls of Wanping County. Although these were just a few shots, and didn't even affect Wanping County's defenses, the impact of these few shots was far-reaching. The sound of the Wanping artillery could be heard throughout Beijing.

This is a psychological shock.

Peking hadn't heard the sound of such artillery fire for many years, but now the Eighth Route Army troops had arrived outside Wanping County.

Xiao Yongshi’s goal at this time was certainly not to capture Wanping County.

Wanping County, as the western gate of Peking, has been a strategic military location since ancient times. It was not something the Eighth Route Army could easily capture. Even if the Japanese troops in Wanping County were few in number, it would not be that easy.

Therefore, Xiao Yongshi used two battalions of the 34th Regiment, about a thousand men, and local troops to strengthen their presence outside Wanping County. Of course, Xiao Yongshi was also worried about the Japanese aircraft bombing, so the troops did not stay outside openly.

Blocking Wanping County also attracted the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops.

Then the main force moved south to destroy the Japanese strongholds and bunkers in the Wanping and Fangshan areas. Since Wang Qiuyun had transferred the infantry artillery, Xiao Yongshi would of course use these infantry artillery to destroy the bunkers in the Wanping and Fangshan areas.

Chapter 339: The Second Phase of the Hundred Regiments Campaign

The second phase of the Hundred Regiments Campaign.

Facing the aggressive Japanese troops, the Eighth Route Army responded tit-for-tat. However, this didn't mean a head-on confrontation. For example, when the Japanese and puppet troops were too numerous on Zhengtai Road, the main Eighth Route Army forces withdrew from the route, returning it to the Japanese. The Eighth Route Army primarily returned to their base areas to fight those Japanese and puppet troops who had invaded. Although the Japanese army was approaching in large numbers, it was, after all, hastily assembled.

There are loopholes in the middle.

The Eighth Route Army troops were specifically designed to attack these loopholes.

The 129th Division assembled ten regiments and launched the Yuliao Campaign between Yushe County and Liao County (Zuoquan County). Originally stationed there, the 129th Independent Mixed Brigade was deployed to support the Zhengtai Road offensive. However, during the offensive, the th Independent Mixed Brigade was annihilated by the th Division.

Because the highway from Yushe to Liaoxian is a very important section of highway.

Location is very important.

It is an important highway in Shanxi, Hebei and Henan.

The 41th Regiment of the 238st Division was stationed here. One battalion was in Yushe, another in Liaoxian, and another in strongholds and bunkers along the Yuliao Highway. However, this was the first time the 238th Regiment had entered this area.

The troops occupied quite a bit of territory and their forces were dispersed.

There are many loopholes.

129师猛然出动10个团，主力又是八路军部队当中战斗力一等一的386旅。386旅开赴抗日战场的时候，手中只有两个主力团。不过到了现在386旅拥有5个主力团，总人数超过万人。

Of course, this does not mean that the 386th Brigade is developing slowly.

Rather, the 386th Brigade was always used as a mobile unit of the Eighth Route Army, and its size was always controlled. The 386th Brigade did not have a fixed combat area; it would fight wherever headquarters and the 129th Division needed it. It was considered the 129th Division's field force and mobile unit. In fact, countless other units had developed from the original 386th Brigade. The 386th Brigade's first commander, General Chen, was already the commander of the Taiyue Military Region at this time.

The attack of ten regiments was something the Japanese 238th Regiment had never expected.

Although the Eighth Route Army took the initiative this time, it mainly attacked strongholds and forts along the Zhengtai Road. Unlike this time, they directly engaged the Japanese army. The 1219th Division was fast and its tactics were very good.

From surprise attacks, sieges and reinforcements, to feints to the east and attacks in the west, all kinds of tactics were played with passion and passion.

The Japanese army was really exhausted.

The first round of surprise attacks and sieges completely forced the Japanese army to retreat. The Japanese rushed to rescue and were ambushed by the 129th Division troops who had been lying in ambush on the side, killing more than people on the spot.

After making a good start, the 386th Brigade made a feint to the east and attacked the west, and raided the Liao County seat.

A Japanese squadron in Liao County was annihilated.

The 238th Regiment was furious and organized its forces to fight a decisive battle with the 129th Division, but unexpectedly it fell into an ambush by the 129th Division. However, this ambush was not so smooth, as the Japanese and puppet troops were very tenacious, and the two sides fought for a full day and night.

After being ambushed by the 129th Division, the Japanese army even used a large number of poison gas bombs, and only then did a small number of troops break out. The Japanese army lost more than 400 people in this battle, and more than 1200 seriously injured soldiers were not able to be taken away, leaving nearly 129 people on the battlefield. Of course, because the Japanese army used poison gas bombs, the casualties on the th Division were also very heavy.

Eventually the Japanese army retreated to Yushe County.

Then the troops of the 129th Division began to capture the strongholds and forts on the Yuliao Highway one by one.

In the Yulin-Liaoning Campaign, the 129th Division dispatched ten regiments with troops.

After fighting for eight days, the 238th Regiment suffered heavy casualties and was barely surviving in Yushe. In Yushe, there were less than 238 people left in the 600th Regiment. By this time, the 129th Division had also suffered heavy casualties, so the 129th Division temporarily stopped the Yuliao Campaign. Therefore, the 238th Regiment continued to linger in Yushe County, and the 129th Division was unable to complete all the tasks of the Yuliao Campaign. However, the Yuliao Campaign was still a great victory because it completely crippled the 238th Regiment.

At the same time, it was the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei side.

The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region faced even greater pressure. After all, they had to deal with two Japanese regiments on the east and west sides. However, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region also had an advantage: the local military base in the Jin-Cha-Ji base area was well-developed.

Especially Laiyuan and Lingqiu in the Lailing Campaign, which are the bases of the first division.

When the First Division was first established, Lingqiu was the headquarters. Later, as the troops expanded into Hebei, the headquarters moved to Yuan. Therefore, these two locations were the first division's longest-standing and best bases.

Therefore, while Jin-Cha-Ji only mobilized ten main regiments, the supporting local forces exceeded ten regiments. Yang Quanwu was known as the "Zhao Zilong of the Army." Although he disliked tough battles, that didn't mean he couldn't fight tough battles.

Especially when he has to fight a tough battle, he never backs down.

In the Battle of Lai Ling, when attacking the strongholds around Laiyuan, we encountered a real tough challenge.

The Japanese 221st Regiment deployed heavily on the hills outside Laiyuan City, building strongholds and forts there, hoping to control Laiyuan, the home base of the First Division. Each stronghold housed a squadron, each with excellent weapons.

As a result, when attacking the outer strongholds of Yuan, the troops were ambushed by the Japanese and puppet troops.