Chapter 679: War Between the North and the South
Chapter 679: War Between the North and the South
Base 221 is like a well-powered machine, running madly at a very precise and fast speed, tirelessly and rapidly, rapidly transforming, digesting and absorbing all resources input from the outside world, either into mature theoretical models, or into very precise machinery, or into raw materials for atomic bombs or semi-finished devices.
All this happened secretly but very quickly.
However, the changes brought by Yu Ye were not limited to the 221 base, but the entire Liaoyuan Arsenal and its impact on the overall situation.
After Shijiazhuang changed hands, the Japanese 110th Division and the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade broke out of Shijiazhuang. In particular, the 110th Division, which had suffered a series of disastrous defeats, had less than one-third of its troops left.
Only about half of the Japanese 8th Independent Mixed Brigade that came to support were left.
The commander of the two teams, Tada Shun, was bombarded by mortars when he was breaking out. Seven or eight shrapnel penetrated into the body of this Japanese soldier. If the Japanese soldiers had not scrambled to drag his body out of the bombardment range, he would probably have died on the spot.
This battle made the Japanese fully realize that the combat effectiveness of the entire northern Chinese army, or more clearly, the Eighth Route Army in North China, was not improved sporadically, but was improved systematically and significantly.
This speed of improvement made the Japanese somewhat desperate. In 40 last year and even in the first half of 41 this year, the Eighth Route Army could only fight the locust army in Shanxi. Although it was a crushing defeat, at least there was no spillover.
At this juncture, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army in Hebei has also increased. They are able to withstand the concentrated fire of the Locust Army head-on without losing the upper hand. In fact, they are not only able to withstand the Locust Army head-on, but can even push back against the wind. Except for the Type A division that has some counterattack capabilities temporarily, the rest of the Locust Army will almost collapse at the first touch.
After the Eighth Route Army in Hebei recaptured Shijiazhuang City, they did something that made the Japanese very uncomfortable. They directly withdrew from Shijiazhuang City, taking away all the equipment and resources that the Japanese had not had time to take away.
When Nishisuizo learned the news, he threw several teacups on the spot and almost vomited blood.
same!
They are exactly the same!
Just like the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment in Shanxi that made the Locust Army very disgusted and hated them not long ago, they withdrew immediately after occupying Shijiazhuang.
This is just trying to deceive the locust army!
This is disgusting to the locust army.
This is obviously a trap, and the Locust Army has fallen into it twice before. Yet they still leave it here so blatantly, and it depends on whether you, the Locust Army, are willing to continue jumping in.
If they continue to jump in, it will be very simple. The Eighth Route Army in Hebei and Shanxi will most likely stage the third attack on Shijiazhuang again, and this time they will probably mobilize heavy troops to join forces.
But Shijiazhuang is flat and has no strategic location to defend. As long as the locust army goes in, the same tragic situation as the previous two times will be repeated soon, and the losses this time may be even more tragic.
If we don't jump in, it would be tantamount to allowing the railway and supply lines that support the Japanese in the southern battlefield to be cut off. The entire southern battlefield would fall into a quagmire. At that time, let alone chasing the National Army, it would be good if we were not chased and beaten by the National Army instead.
It can be said that the Eighth Route Army in Hebei Province, when they led the people to evacuate the newly captured city of Shijiazhuang, was simply digging a huge pit for the locust army.
This put the locust army in a dilemma.
Not only that, in the previous stage, the Eighth Route Army in Hebei launched an offensive against Peking. Although it was later found out that it was just a feint attack to cover their tank armored forces, it also gave the Japanese Chinese battlefield command headquarters set up in Peking a cold sweat.
In the previous stage, in order to better control the occupied areas of China, the Japanese scattered their troops and stationed them at various key nodes, but now they find that their forces are still too dispersed.
What if the next time the Eighth Route Army attacks the city of Peking, they don’t launch a feint attack but a formal attack?
As a result, Nishishou Ozo and everyone in the entire command center felt a little uneasy and could not sleep well.
Especially this negotiation and the disastrous defeat in Shijiazhuang made Nishishou Oizao and even the entire Japanese army retreat from their fanatical mentality. They could not help but face a problem: they could not swallow China.
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south.
"Brother Yun, the 10th batch of supplies sent by our comrades in the north has arrived. I have inspected and accepted them yesterday. They are all genuine good stuff. For example, the 12.6mm Gatling machine gun that we used to fight the Japanese in the Huangpu River last year is the 50th one.
They really have nothing to say to us.”
The young man who had been following Brother Yun had seen assistance from comrades in the north many times, but the scale of this assistance still exceeded his imagination.
"That's not a big deal. We are all comrades in the same trench. They will definitely take care of us. In the past two days, we received news that they have won two more battles in the north. Not only did we take back Shijiazhuang, but the entire Jidi Japanese army was almost beaten into a sieve by us.
That’s fucking inspiring.”
Brother Yun was sitting on the boat, fiddling with the 56 he had just gotten, and couldn't let it go.
To be honest, this 12.6mm caliber Gatling gun is indeed good, but as a commander, what he values more is the 56 and a half in his hand. It is sturdy and durable, has controllable firepower, and controllable logistical pressure, but it has greatly increased its lethality to the Japanese.
"Yes, it's really encouraging. To be honest, they are helping us, but we don't have anything good to give them, which makes us look unrefined.
Last year, we helped them exchange military notes for silver dollars, and our comrades in the north left us a large amount of funds for activities, which was really generous. "
The young man next to Brother Yun peeled off a water chestnut and put the tender white fruit into his mouth, with a hint of guilt in his words.
"Without their activity funds, we wouldn't be able to buy this iron boat."
Brother Yun knocked on the Japanese warship under his butt, and it made a bang-bang sound, which seemed to be very strong and durable.
"Brother Yun, do you think these little devils are crazy? Isn't this the new speedboat they just distributed last month? How dare they sell it to us?
Aren't they afraid of being investigated by the devils above?"
"This is not a problem we should worry about. If the Japanese come to investigate, that is a problem they have to deal with themselves. Who knows, when the Japanese come from above, we may need to help these Japanese who are selling ships to clean them up.
By then, we can collect another sum of money.”
Brother Yun fiddled with the 56 and a half and said with a smile, but the smile was a little creepy to the Japanese.
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