In the middle of August 1940, the island army's North China Front Army dispatched troops from Hebei Province and other places into Jin Province. Armored trains and personnel carriers sped along the railway, causing the sky above Jin Province to be covered with war clouds.
When the Chinese citizens in the cities along the route saw the Japanese soldiers wearing dog-skin hats, they could not help but recall some memories that they did not want to mention.
For the past three years, it was these Japanese soldiers who spoke in a language that they could not understand that made countless Chinese people tremble in fear.
In the area controlled by the North China Front Army, there were about 100 million Chinese people, far more than in Japan.
On the other hand, Japan's North China Army was stretched thin in the face of the population at dawn. They had been barely able to control the big cities and the areas around the railway lines. The Chinese army's counterattack had never stopped.
However, everyone knew that once Japan's overall military strength was no longer at a disadvantage, China's survival space would shrink rapidly.
"Liyuan-kun, welcome to Taiyuan. With you here, I believe that the brave imperial army will be able to deliver a perfect result to His Majesty.”
At Taiyuan Train Station, a group of Japanese military officers lined up to welcome Major General Nobuo Kasahara, the Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army, who had come from Peiping to supervise the war.
Lieutenant General Shinozuka Masuo, the commander of the First Army of Japan's North China Dispatching Force, put on the gentle smile that he would only show when facing the high-ranking officials of Japan. He extended his white-gloved hands and shook hands with Chief of Staff Nobuo Kasahara.
" Shinozuka-kun, I'm here to supervise the implementation of Commander Tada's policies. Don't interfere with your military decisions because of me. The Xiaozhong Army had been the commander of the First Army for a year, and everyone had witnessed their glorious achievements.”
The higher-ups of the island nation flattered each other at the train station before taking a bus back to Taiyuan's First Army Command in North China to confirm the final military decision to be carried out on the Chinese army.
Two days later, the island army still had not stopped moving their troops. The Chinese army decided that they could not just sit back and wait for death. They decided to take the initiative to attack before the island army started a large-scale sweep.
With the Chinese army breaking through the island army railway and killing an engineer and an armored personnel carrier along the line, the Chinese army in 194 showed unprecedented military initiative and took the lead in breaking through the lid that was about to collapse under high pressure.
"Baka!"
In the command center of the North China First Army, Lieutenant General Shinozuka Masuo slammed his palm on the table as he held the report of casualties in his hand tightly.
"These hateful Chinese soldiers, do they not know the strength of the Empire's army? How dare he challenge the dignity of the Empire's army! The 85 Empire's Holy War warriors did not even have the chance to fire a shot before they fell under the crude bombs of the Chinese army!”
"This is a provocation and trampling on the dignity of the Imperium's army! They were the ones who did it first. They were the ones who wanted to die!”
The officers in the headquarters quietly watched Shinozuka Masuo fly into a rage. They already knew what would happen next.
"Ueda-kun!"
"Haiyi!"
"Order the 36th, 37th, and 41st divisions to merge into the 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 16th regiments. Open the battle plan and execute it immediately!”
"As for the 6th, 14th, and 20th divisions, we will not move for now. Once we discover the main force of the Chinese army, we will immediately attack them!”
"Haiyi!"
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Linfeng, Regiment 369.
The news of other friendly troops attacking the island army's railway had come a few days ago, but the island army did not immediately launch a crazy retaliation.
The more this was the case, the more uncertain the Chinese troops were.
There was no such thing as " admitting defeat " in the island army that would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. The only explanation was that they were accumulating strength and preparing to launch a storm of attacks.
"Regiment Commander, our allies nearby are ready to take turns to cover us at any time. They are ready to fight with the island army and break through!”
The soldiers of the guard company who were in charge of communicating with the other friendly Chinese troops immediately reported the news to Gu Xun after riding back to the regiment headquarters.
" Take turns to cover and prepare to break out of the encirclement…"
Gu Xun nodded silently.
Although he didn't know the scale of the army that the island army would use for this sweep, he believed that there would be at least three divisions.
The standard infantry division of the island army was about 28500 people, which was about the same as a Chinese army.
Although the Chinese army in Jin Province was in a state of war with the island army, it was undeniable that the general supply level was very poor, and the supply of ammunition and equipment was insufficient.
Three to five people with one gun and one gun with five bullets was the norm for the Huaxia army in Jin Province.
Bullets were mainly reloaded with gunpowder, and firearms were mainly supplied by seized weapons. It would be strange if they could be rich.
With this level of equipment, they would need to have at least ten times the number of soldiers to be confident in launching an attack.
However, the island army of the three divisions had nearly 90,000 people, not to mention the independent mixed regiments of the island army and the scattered existence of the Huang Xie Army.
If the numbers of the Huang Xie Army were to be discounted and compared to the combat strength of the island army, it was estimated that the Chinese army would face at least 150,000 island troops.
However, it was obvious that the Chinese army in Jin Province could not gather 1.5 million people. It was suicide to fight them head-on. The Chinese army, which did not know how to fight in circles, had long been wiped out in the previous clean-ups.
"Regimental headquarters, make one last check to see if all the necessary equipment is ready. Once any nearby allies discover the island army, the entire regiment will use the regimental headquarters as the center and prepare to break out of the encirclement to the north!”
"With the strength of my 369th Regiment, as long as we concentrate our forces, the island army on a small front line will not be a match for our army.”
"I repeat this to all the officers in the regiment. Remember to fight and run quickly. You must not be tied down by the island army! If the island army gathers a division to attack us, we will suffer huge losses. He had to make sure that the main forces of the island army couldn't catch up and that the small forces couldn't fight!”
Gu Xun was a little nervous. He was afraid that some officers of the 369th Regiment, who had finally gotten rich in equipment, would be impulsive and drag the 369th Regiment, who had finally saved up some money, to fight the island army together.
It was not that Gu Xun was afraid of anything. Of course, he could fight a big battle head-on, but the 369th Regiment had to have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers.
In a war, there was no need to talk about manners and morals, and they even asked for a fair and square one-on-one fight. In Gu Xun's opinion, this kind of person must have some messy things in his mind. He had to be eliminated from the army as soon as possible.
Two days later, the 369th Regiment's friendly troops discovered traces of the island army and engaged in an intense exchange of fire with them.
After the fierce battle, the Chinese army confirmed that the corpse belonged to the 36th division of the island army.
"The B-type Regiment…is indeed the configuration of the North China Front Army.”
Gu Xun thought for a long time and ordered the telegram operator to report to the subordinate departments of the 369th regiment.
"With the regimental headquarters as the center, all the divisions will spread out in units of companies and move north. Pay close attention to the movements of the island army and report to the regimental headquarters every day to maintain contact.”
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