Bright Sword: An eight-year-old boy led a group to fight the Japanese invaders

Yunzhong City, the headquarters of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army,

Lieutenant General Matsushita Asakusa received a telegram from Okamura, commander of the North China Expeditionary Army.

The 108th Division's logistics base was occupied by the Tubalu, and Liangcheng, where the 26th Division was stationed, was also captured by the Tubalu. The main forces of the two divisions had retreated at 5 a.m.

Okamura ordered the main force of the 41st Division to return to Yunzhong, and this large-scale mopping-up operation had failed.

"Bagayalu, Kawashima and Kuroda are two idiots. They actually let the Eighth Route Army destroy their logistics base. It's really embarrassing for the generals of the empire.

It doesn't matter if they are embarrassed, but they are also dragging down our 41st Division. How much preparation have we made for this sweep? Now we have failed!"

Not to mention Matsushita Asakusa cursing at the headquarters, the commander of the North China Expeditionary Army, Okamura, cursed even more fiercely at the headquarters.

If the two divisions' headquarters were not too far away from Peking and the Eighth Route Army was not too active, he would have wanted to call them to Peking to reprimand them.

"It seems that we cannot allow the Tubalu to develop freely like this, otherwise the security situation in North China will become increasingly severe!

I will apply to the Expeditionary Army Headquarters for the support of two divisions. You should immediately come up with a plan to mop up the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi.

The focus of the plan is the Tubalu Independent Brigade in Yu County. This time, no matter how much it costs, we must get rid of them. "

Okamura said to the staff officer in the command center with a serious expression.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Okamura. I will definitely make a perfect plan to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi." Chief of Staff Major General Yukio Kasahara made the statement on behalf of the General Staff.

Okamura still trusts Yukio Kasahara. He continued,

"The siege plan continues. When the sweep of northwest Shanxi begins, I don't want the Tubalu in other areas to have a chance to support them."

Okamura thought that this mopping-up operation on the Eighth Route Army base in northeastern Shanxi was able to hold back the 108th and 26th Divisions because of the support of the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi. Otherwise, this mopping-up operation would have been very likely to be successful.

When the Japanese planned their next raid, the Eighth Route Army headquarters also received the latest intelligence. After reading the intelligence, the general finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"The independent brigade's rescue operation was very successful. In just three days, they not only captured the logistics base of the 108th Division, but also pulled back the 26th Division of the Mongolian Army.

He is indeed a tough guy who can completely wipe out the 20th Division."

The Chief of Staff has always been very confident in the Independent Brigade. After reading the intelligence, he said,

"The independent brigade is not only capable of fighting tough battles, but also very generous. They rescued half of the supplies from the Japanese logistics base and handed over the rest to the 115th Division.

With this batch of supplies, the 115th Division should be able to recover."

"This is not the most important thing. The independent brigade not only rescued the 115th Division, but also extended its tentacles to Sui and Cha provinces.

Liangcheng and Linhe are important places where the 26th Division of the Japanese army is stationed. Now that they have been captured by the independent brigade, they can directly threaten Suicheng and the Pingbao Railway. "

The political commissar's words reminded the division commander, and he said to the general, "The 35th Army of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has been stationed in Hamuk, west of Mengbao.

Fu Yisheng has always cooperated well with our Eighth Route Army. If the Independent Brigade wants to take the Mongolian package, will there be a conflict with the 35th Army? "

"We really need to pay attention. Let's report the situation in Sui Province to the Independent Brigade and let Wang Ye handle it. I believe he should be able to solve it satisfactorily with his brain."

The boss is now very confident in the Independent Brigade and Wang Ye.

The chief of staff smiled and said, "I believe that after the independent brigade captures Mengbao, it will definitely be able to coexist peacefully with the 35th Army!"

Mengbao is an important town in western Sui. It is rich in mineral resources and all forces want it.

The Japanese had stationed a cavalry group there, with a strength of 8000 men, all of whom were cavalry, as well as a machine gun regiment, and a puppet Mongolian cavalry division of nearly 6 men.

These devils blocked the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's way to the east. If the independent brigade could capture Mengbao, it would be bordering the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

As the chairman of Sui Province and the commander of the Ninth War Zone of the National Government, Fu Yisheng would inevitably have to return to Suicheng, which would inevitably conflict with Wang Ye's strategy.

At the Yu County Command, Wang Ye was not too worried after receiving the telegram from the headquarters. After all, Sui and Cha provinces were still in the hands of the devils.

Even if he took Suicheng, occupied Mengbao, and competed with the strength of the Independent Brigade, he didn't believe that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would dare to snatch territory from him.

"Chief of Staff, according to the intelligence of the reconnaissance troops, the main force of the 26th Division of the Mongolian Army has returned to Liangcheng.

They included the 11th and 12th Regiments, the 11th Field Artillery Regiment, the 26th Engineer Regiment, with a total strength of 1.3 troops, and the Puppet Mongolian Cavalry Division with 3 troops.

The 26th Regiment is under great pressure in Liangcheng, so I plan to have the th Regiment rush to Liangcheng to cooperate with the th Regiment to hold back the th Division."

"Yes, two regiments plus the newly equipped rocket launcher platoon and tank platoon will have no problem holding these people back.

Although cavalry is more troublesome, our troops are highly mechanized and have good mobility.

More importantly, the troops used automatic firepower, which was very unfriendly to cavalry."

Chief of Staff Wu Fenglin always had a proud look on his face when talking about the weapons and equipment of the independent brigade. In fact, he did not expect that the Eighth Route Army could have such firepower.

"In addition, the Japanese cavalry in Mengbao also sent a regiment and a pseudo cavalry division of 1 people to reinforce Tok.

I plan to send the brigade's special forces regiment there to assist the Third Regiment in the battle."

Wang Ye pondered for a moment and said.

"That's not a problem. Deputy Brigade Commander Wu will be back with the 1st and 6th Regiments in a day at most. We still have enough troops."

When Wu Fenglin said this, he glanced at Wang Ye and said as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Brigade Commander, do you want to delay the Japanese in these two places, and then use the 1st and 6th Regiments to cooperate with the 2nd Regiment to attack Suicheng directly from Linhe?"

"Yes, Liangcheng to the east of Linhe blocked the main force of the 26th Division, and Toke to the west of Linhe blocked the Japanese cavalry in hiding.

Although Suicheng is the garrison of the 26th Division, it is now very empty. There is only the division's direct guard and a pseudo cavalry division, and the total strength of all the troops is only .

I plan to use three regiments to attack Huanglong and capture Suicheng. This way, we can not only destroy the main force of the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia,

Cut off the Pingbao Railway, block the transportation of ore from Mengbao, and at the same time block the Mengbao Japanese cavalry group between us and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. "

"Close the door and beat the dog?" Zhao Gang had been studying military strategy very hard during this period, and he said it out loud as soon as Wang Ye finished speaking.

"Yes, the package must be in our hands. This is related to the subsequent development of the independent brigade.

Therefore, after taking Suicheng, except for the Second Regiment, which stayed behind in Suicheng, all other regiments plus the troops directly under the brigade moved to Mengbao, and they had to occupy the entire Mengbao territory before the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.