Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Eliminate the Chadong Detachment, Chabei Detachment and Pingbei Detachment of the 8th Column.

Then they built bunkers in these places and continued to sweep other bases of the 8th Column.

“21师团82联队、83联队进入涞水；33师团的213联队、214联队进入易县；35师团的219联队、220联队进入满城；110师团133旅团和110骑兵大队进入涞源，108旅团进攻灵寿。这一次一定要在易涞公路修筑更多的碉堡。每三里就要修筑一个碉堡，不能让八路军部队控制易公路。

In the current situation, Ningji Okamura can only narrow his target.

Originally, Ningci Gangcun was planning to take advantage of the fact that the Beiyue area of ​​Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei had no defense at all to completely eliminate the First Division and the Eighth Column, and at the same time eliminate the Third Division which had been developing rapidly during this period.

But now things have changed.

Therefore, Ningji Okamura had no choice but to choose to first deal with the bases of the first and third divisions in Hebei.

In particular, the most important areas of Division 1—Laishui, Yixian, Manchengxian, and Laiyuan—must be addressed. Also, the Yilai Highway, a source of constant resentment for the Japanese army, inflicted countless losses on it.

The troops of the First Division have won many victories using the Yilai Highway.

Moreover, as long as the Japanese army controlled Laiyuan, the First Division troops would cut off the Yilai Highway, making it impossible for the Japanese army that entered Laiyuan to stay there.

So this time, Ningci Gangcun wants to completely control the Yilai Highway.

There is a mountain road on the Yigong Road that is dozens of miles long.

Gangcun Ningci must build enough garrisons on this road to completely control the Yilai Highway. He can no longer allow the First Division troops to control the Yilai Highway and cause greater trouble to the Japanese army.

With Okamura Neiji's order, the Japanese troops were no longer as secretive as before.

An open U-turn to sweep the Beiyue area of ​​Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei.

Large numbers of troops began to pour into the First and Third Districts of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Region.

However, the Japanese army's move to sweep the Northern Yue region of Shanxi, Chahar, and Hebei exposed the North China Security Army, which had already entered the Hebei Central Military Region, to the Eighth Route Army in Hebei Central. Hebei Central is a vast plain, unlike the mountainous areas where it is easy to hide and conduct guerrilla warfare. This made it very advantageous for the Japanese army to deploy.

However, when the strength between the enemy and us changes, the situation is the opposite.

The Japanese army was more powerful than the Eighth Route Army, so the Eighth Route Army suffered a disadvantage in the plains. Conversely, the Eighth Route Army was more powerful than the Security Army. Therefore, in such places, the Security Army suffered a great disadvantage.

Historically, the Japanese army was constantly short of troops on the front lines, and they had no choice but to withdraw the 27th Division from Jidong. At the time, the situation in Jidong was not good. After the continuous raids by the Japanese army in 1942 and 1943, the Eighth Route Army in Jidong suffered heavy casualties. The Japanese army believed that the Eighth Route Army in Jidong was no longer a force to be reckoned with, so they transferred the 27th Division.

Then the security of Jidong was handed over to the North China Security Army.

As a result, the Jidong Eighth Route Army, already firmly suppressed by the Japanese, quickly became active. They decimated the North China Security Army regiment by regiment, and soon the weaponry and equipment of the Jidong troops were greatly improved. The Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army soon became unacceptable, and they transferred the puppet Manchurian and Mongolian troops from the Northeast to support the North China Security Army. Unfortunately, these troops were no match for the North China Security Army. While their weapons and equipment were much better than the North China Security Army's, their combat effectiveness was minimal. The Jidong Eighth Route Army continued to hammer them, and began to annihilate them in large numbers.

During this process, the Eighth Route Army in Jidong seized a large number of weapons and ammunition, and the army grew rapidly.

When the Japanese army could no longer accept it, they transferred the 27th Division again to sweep the Jidong Eighth Route Army. Unfortunately, the situation had changed. The Jidong Eighth Route Army had greatly increased in strength. It was simply not possible for the 27th Division to completely eliminate it.

This shows the combat effectiveness of the North China Security Army, the Puppet Mongolian Army, and the Puppet Manchukuo Army.

The Jidong troops were historically limited in strength due to repeated raids by the Japanese army against the Yidong base. However, despite this, the Jidong Eighth Route Army, despite its small number, was able to easily defeat tens of thousands of troops from the North China Security Army, the Puppet Mongolian Army, and the Puppet Manchukuo Army.

The North China Security Army couldn't even defeat the weak Eighth Route Army in East Hebei, let alone in Central Hebei.

Jizhong is currently the most powerful base in the Jin-Cha-Ji base area, second only to the Beiyue area. It boasts five military sub-districts, with 25 main regiments designated by the military sub-districts alone. With such a strong base, the Japanese army, with its formidable strength, need not fear it.

But how could the North China Security Army not be afraid?

As soon as the Japanese troops turned around and left, the Eighth Route Army in the center launched an all-out attack, specifically targeting the slow-moving North China Security Army.

"Commander-in-Chief, we have five armies trapped in central Hebei. The Japanese troops have all left without notifying us. Our troops are now unable to withdraw."

The North China Security Army, now the North China Pacification Army.

After the establishment of the Wang Puppet Government, the North China Puppet Government merged with the Wang Puppet Government. The current North China Puppet Government has been reorganized into the North China Political Affairs Committee, and the North China Security Army has also been renamed the North China Pacification Army.

Du Xijun, Chief of Staff of the North China Pacification Army, was very anxious.

The North China Pacification Army originally had few troops, and now half of them are concentrated.

Qi Xieyuan looked very bad.

"These Japs are such bastards. Ningji Okamura originally wanted us to be cannon fodder so he could deceive the Eighth Route Army. He deserved it, but he failed to deceive the Eighth Route Army and was ambushed by them instead.

Qi Xieyuan only now knew about Okamura Ningji's plan.

How could he not be angry.

Although Qi Xieyuan became a traitor, he never considered becoming a slave to the Japanese. After all, he was once a warlord, so how could he willingly serve the Japanese? Therefore, since the establishment of the North China Security Army, he has been working hard to build his own troops.

Unfortunately it never succeeded.

The combat effectiveness of the North China Security Army was too poor, which brought shame to Qi Xieyuan.

Since the establishment of the North China Security Army, apart from delivering weapons and ammunition to the Eighth Route Army, they have only served as police to maintain order and have never done anything to gain respect. One of their main regiments even defected to the Eighth Route Army, resulting in the loss of Wanping County.

But even so, the North China Pacification Army is still the force that Qi Xieyuan relies on.

As long as the North China Pacification Army does not fall, Qi Xieyuan will have enough support and will have a say with the Japanese.

But the Japanese are really not human beings.

In order to implement his strategic deception, the bastard Okamura Neiji actually used the North China Pacification Army as cannon fodder. He used a small number of Japanese troops and the North China Pacification Army to attack the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei, while other troops quietly began to prepare to attack the Northern Yue area of ​​Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei.

Unexpectedly, they were hit hard by the Eighth Route Army.

In a rage, Okamura Neiji mobilized all his troops to sweep the northern Yue region of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, completely disregarding the safety of the North China Pacification Army. He abandoned the North China Pacification Army in the central Hebei region. The Hebei-Central Eighth Route Army had a main force of 50,000 to 60,000 men. While the North China Pacification Army had a significant number of men, it was less than 30,000 and was no match for the Hebei-Central Eighth Route Army.

"Chief, what should we do now? The Eighth Route Army in the Hebei region is very fierce. We have sixteen regiments trapped in Hebei. If we don't rescue them, it will be difficult for them to come back." Du Xijun scratched his head.

After the merger with the Wang Puppet Government, the status of the North China Puppet Government declined a lot.

If they lost 33 regiments this time, their position would be even more embarrassing. Currently, the entire North China Pacification Army only has 16 regiments, but the troops trapped in Hebei Province are regiments.

That means half of the troops are in danger.

"There's no other way. Give them orders to break out if they can. If they can't defeat the Eighth Route Army, allow them to surrender."

“Chief.

"Anyway, the Eighth Route Army won't kill prisoners. They don't have the time to keep those prisoners, and they will be released soon. It's better than being killed on the battlefield."

"Commander-in-Chief, the Eighth Route Army's propaganda capabilities are very strong. Many people who were captured by the Eighth Route Army continue to serve with us after returning, but their minds are confused. They are unwilling to continue fighting the Eighth Route Army, and there may be some who have been persuaded to defect. Such people cannot be reused."

Du Xijun immediately objected.

Qi Xieyuan sneered and said, “I have also seen it clearly these days.

As long as I have a force, regardless of its combat effectiveness, it's a good thing for us. It doesn't matter what they think, as long as they obey our orders. But if we don't have a force, we're useless to the Japanese. If the Japanese don't have enough troops, we can't fight, but we can still be used as police. As long as we have people, the Japanese can't do without us.

"Ok."

Du Xijun sighed.

He understood that once this order was given, these sixteen regiments would never return.

How could they possibly fight like this? If they encountered the Eighth Route Army, many would have surrendered. After all, the North China Pacification Army had fought against the Eighth Route Army more than once and been captured by them. Many had even been captured by the Eighth Route Army several times.

I guess I'm used to it.

Chapter 377: Hunting the Mongolian Army

Zhangjiakou, headquarters of the Mongolian army.

Shigetaro Amakasu was troubled by the order from the North China Front Command, which required the Mongolian Army to dispatch troops to sweep the Chaxi and Chabei Detachments of the Eighth Column, and to have the 26th Regiment of the 13th Division cooperate.

But how to cooperate and how to fight.

The 35st Brigade of the Mongolian Cavalry Group was annihilated by the th Army of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in Baotou. The th Brigade also suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain and is currently recovering there. The th Independent Mixed Brigade also suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain and was transferred to Suiyuan to stabilize the situation there.

The only troops stationed in Mongolia that could be mobilized were the 26th Regiment of the 13th Division stationed in Jining and the 2000nd Independent Mixed Brigade. However, the nd Independent Mixed Brigade had just been annihilated by the th Column two months earlier, with over men killed.

Even the Major General and commander of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, Hitoshi Yoichi, was killed by the 8th Column.

In just two months, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade hadn't yet been fully replenished. Only with the arrival of a new brigade commander had the brigade headquarters structure been reestablished. The 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade now consisted of only four independent battalions. Furthermore, the Japanese 5th Independent Battalion in Xuanhua had lost an infantry company and machine gun squadron to the 8th Column during the previous Xuanhua Campaign. Although the Chanan Detachment didn't attack Xuanhua afterwards, it continued to eliminate strongholds and forts around the area.

As of now, the Xuanhua Independent Fifth Battalion has only about 400 people.

The remaining second, third and fourth battalions, of which the fourth battalion is in Zhangjiakou, and the other two battalions are in Huaian.

But how could Huaian's two independent battalions wipe out the Chaxi and Chabei detachments? Needless to say, the Chaxi detachment was very active and powerful in the Ninggao Town area. Meanwhile, the Chabei detachment currently controlled four counties. While the population was small, it still totaled nearly 400,000 people. As a result, the force expanded rapidly, with the main force exceeding 10,000 people, and the local forces even larger. While many of the local troops were armed with old rifles, muskets, and earthenware muskets, these weapons were still effective.

This is true even if the 13th Regiment is included.

Because Xinghe County, the most important place between Jining and Huaian, is currently under the control of the Chaxi Detachment. Compared with the Chabei Detachment, the Chaxi Detachment is stronger and has better weapons and equipment.

How can this small amount of troops wipe out the Chaxi Detachment and the Chabei Detachment?

"Commander, if we want to wipe out the Chaxi and Chabei detachments, our first step should be to clear Xinghe and Shangyi counties.

Takahashi Shigekiyoshi, Chief of Staff of the Mongolian Army, made a suggestion.

The commander of the Mongolian army, Shigetaro Amakasu, and the chief of staff, Shigeki Takahashi, both took office after the Hundred Regiments Campaign. However, they did nothing after taking office because they could do nothing.

They were already short of troops. Furthermore, a large number of them had been diverted due to the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. Consequently, for almost a year now, not only have they been unable to do anything, but they have been forced to retreat repeatedly. They have also lost a large number of strongholds around Zhangjiakou.

Both of them were helpless.

But the reality is so cruel.

The Japanese army may still have the upper hand in other places, but it was suppressed by the Eighth Route Army in Chahar.

"Xinghe County and Shangyi County."

"Yes. This is territory the Eighth Route Army has just conquered, and control is still unstable. More importantly, we can concentrate our limited forces to capture these two places first. Then we can consider mopping up the Chaxi and Chabei detachments of the Eighth Column."

The troops stationed in Mongolia are insufficient in strength.

The only option was a focused sweep. The North China Front Army had no trouble issuing orders, but they didn't consider the actual situation of the troops stationed in Mongolia. Whether the troops stationed in Mongolia could hold Xuanhua was a major question, and they simply didn't have the strength to sweep through the Eighth Route Army's base. The Eighth Route Army didn't push them to Zhangjiakou because they lacked siege weapons. If they had sufficient artillery, they might have attacked Zhangjiakou long ago.

However, Ningji Okamura had been humiliated several times by the Eighth Route Army and was already in a state of rage.

Therefore, the orders issued are completely inconsistent with the actual situation of the troops stationed in Mongolia.

After looking at it for a while, Gan Jutaro said, “That makes sense.

Thus, the 13nd Independent Mixed Brigade dispatched one independent battalion, and the th Regiment dispatched two battalions. They would first sweep Xinghe County, and after eliminating the Eighth Route Army in Xinghe County, they would proceed to sweep Shangyi County.

Dispatching three battalions is already the limit for the troops stationed in Mongolia.

Compared to two years ago, when the Mongolian Army could deploy over ten battalions, totaling tens to hundreds of thousands of men, at once, the current Mongolian Army has declined significantly. This is primarily due to the heavy casualties suffered by the Mongolian Army in recent years, leaving them unable to replenish their forces in time. Furthermore, the North China Front was undermanned, forcing the Mongolian Army to be deployed several times.

The result turned out to be like this.

Northwest of Huaian County.

There are many mountains in Huai'an County, but because it is between the Mongolian Plateau and the North China Plain, there are mostly shallow mountains, that is, low mountains.

However, as long as there are mountains, even if they are not those high mountains, they are also good places for guerrilla warfare.